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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However, President Donald Trump paused U.S. refugee programs in January and 20,000 Afghans are now in limbo.
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Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Man in limbo after brother from Venezuela is detained while trying to donate kidney
After a long and complicated process to get approved for the transplant under public insurance, the brothers had an appointment in a Chicago hospital in April to go forward with more tests for the organ exchange.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Stefanik's career had been in limbo since Trump picked her to join his Cabinet last November.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Inevitably, this disrupted his start to life at Villa, and there is a sense Hemmings, despite impressing, is still playing catch-up with that spell in limbo last season also being followed by promotion to the under-21s in the current one.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Man in limbo after brother from Venezuela is detained while trying to donate kidney
After a long and complicated process to get approved for the transplant under public insurance, the brothers had an appointment in a Chicago hospital in April to go forward with more tests for the organ exchange.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Stefanik's career had been in limbo since Trump picked her to join his Cabinet last November.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Inevitably, this disrupted his start to life at Villa, and there is a sense Hemmings, despite impressing, is still playing catch-up with that spell in limbo last season also being followed by promotion to the under-21s in the current one.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“In limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20limbo. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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