languishing

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Swalwell’s exit from the race also may revive candidates who have been languishing in the midsection of recent opinion polls — former U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Now, languishing at the wrong end of League One, was their day of glory worth what followed?

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Getting over the finish line, however, has been complicated, with EU states unable to agree and the idea languishing for years.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Europe’s economy is languishing and its once-vibrant car industry is getting battered by Chinese competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

At present, Mulch was languishing in a stone-walled cell in LEP Central.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer