Example Sentences

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Meta’s stock has languished recently as concern grows over its spending on AI, leaving it unusually cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Tesla stock has languished since Elon Musk’s car company reported fourth-quarter earnings on Jan. 28.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Nvidia's market cap has soared past $4 trillion while Intel's has languished at around $100bn.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Though Paramount has a legacy of sterling film credentials, such as “Chinatown,” “The Godfather” and “Forrest Gump,” the movie studio has languished in recent decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

The District society never has languished since its organization in 1868.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted