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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Other cases are still in limbo as different judges weigh their own decisions if the accuser can proceed anonymously.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
All eyes have been on Juan Soto this winter as his free agency has left nearly all other transactions in limbo.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
When Senate confirmations are in limbo, especially if there is pushback from lawmakers, presidents can slip nominees into acting roles for at least 210 days.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
The challenge will be to find workers to take the jobs left behind by undocumented immigrants incarcerated in internment camps awaiting return to their home countries, or more likely, in limbo unable to return home nor to return to work given the policy implemented to try to remove them.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
All eyes have been on Juan Soto this winter as his free agency has left nearly all other transactions in limbo.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
When Senate confirmations are in limbo, especially if there is pushback from lawmakers, presidents can slip nominees into acting roles for at least 210 days.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
The challenge will be to find workers to take the jobs left behind by undocumented immigrants incarcerated in internment camps awaiting return to their home countries, or more likely, in limbo unable to return home nor to return to work given the policy implemented to try to remove them.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“In limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20limbo. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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