in limbo
idiom
1
: in a forgotten or ignored place, state, or situation
orphaned children left in limbo in foster homes and institutions
2
: in an uncertain or undecided state or condition
After graduating from college, he was in limbo for a while, trying to decide what to do next.
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But that won't necessarily be the case in the Phoenix Union High School District, where a ballot error made by Maricopa County has thrown the contest for the district's two at-large seats in limbo.
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Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The group of senators and representatives on Friday penned a letter to Biden on behalf of hundreds of American families in limbo over the status of their adoptions of children from China, which announced on August 28 that no more foreign adoptions would proceed.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The Red Parts, by Maggie Nelson In 2005, Nelson published the poetry collection Jane: A Murder, which focuses on the then-unsolved murder of her aunt Jane Mixer 36 years before, and the pain of a case in limbo.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
October 30: Souls of those who have been forgotten or have no families.
October 31: Souls of those who were never born or who are in limbo.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The group of senators and representatives on Friday penned a letter to Biden on behalf of hundreds of American families in limbo over the status of their adoptions of children from China, which announced on August 28 that no more foreign adoptions would proceed.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The Red Parts, by Maggie Nelson In 2005, Nelson published the poetry collection Jane: A Murder, which focuses on the then-unsolved murder of her aunt Jane Mixer 36 years before, and the pain of a case in limbo.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
October 30: Souls of those who have been forgotten or have no families.
October 31: Souls of those who were never born or who are in limbo.
—Paula Soria, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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“In limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20limbo. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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