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But he could languish the way Hernández and others did a year ago and end up with a short deal with a high average annual value.

Don’t let anything languish in there.

From Salon

A typical criminal defendant must languish behind bars for decades despite their innocence, but a defendant favored by this Supreme Court?

From Slate

"In the most extreme cases, patients languish behind closed doors with little or no support," it added.

From BBC

Critics accuse King Mswati, who rules by decree and has been on the throne for 38 years, of living in luxury with his polygamous household - while most of his people languish in poverty.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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