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limbo

[lim-boh] / ˈlɪm boʊ /


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The fighting is less intense than before, but persistent enough to leave all three arenas in an uneasy limbo between war and peace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Alberto Carvalho remains in limbo after a February FBI raid of his home and office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The experts are talking about a "lost generation" as more than one million under-24-year-olds are left in limbo, without a job or a training course that should lead them to one.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Trapped in a medical limbo, she took a nurse friend’s advice and began writing everything down.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

They were selfish and awful, and they deserved to be stuck in limbo.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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