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Meanwhile, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin’s Amagansett compound has been languishing on the market since 2022, when they listed it for $29 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“This issue has been languishing for over 50 years.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Seeking to restore vigor to a business that has been languishing, Credit Suisse in October said that it will reshape its investment bank by resurrecting the First Boston brand.

From Reuters • Dec. 5, 2022

The letter contained a request to spare the life of Datchinamurthy Kataiah, a 36-year-old man who has been languishing on death row for the past seven years.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

My sympathies were enlisted, too, for the brave fellow who has been languishing in Saint Luke’s Hospital.

From Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life by Reid, Elizabeth