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languish for

verb as in pine

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In the video shared by Hamas Wednesday, Goldberg-Polin blamed Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli officials for allowing him and other hostages to languish for 200 days.

And while opposition politicians and activists accused of crimes often languish for years in legal limbo, government supporters facing the same have an easier time getting bail.

Advocates for cracking down on migration argue that people granted refugee status are also fast-tracked into scarce social housing and can leapfrog Dutch people who can languish for years on waiting lists.

Hope and momentum are in short supply in a market that has seen bitcoin languish for months as hawkish global central banks and troubles at crypto exchanges such as FTX and Binance sapped interest in volatile crypto assets.

From Reuters

People with mental illnesses languish for months, not getting the necessary treatment and in some cases spending more time in jail than if they had been found guilty and sentenced to serve time.

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

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