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Yet Ukrainian officials and analysts told CNN any change of president in Kyiv would spark at least six months of political limbo, and require an enduring ceasefire in the war before elections could be held that would conform to international standards.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
While Valencia plans to get back on the horse as soon as possible, he is stuck in something of a limbo until then.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Her claim came as the bottom falls out of the British co-pro market due to big American players pulling out, which has impacted numerous BBC dramas that are stuck in funding limbo and is understood to have also affected scripted shows at ITV and Channel 4.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
The Delaware Building at 36 W. Randolph St., an eight-story, Italianate-style building that was among the first to rise from the ashes of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, is nearly vacant, deteriorating and stuck in redevelopment limbo.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
While Valencia plans to get back on the horse as soon as possible, he is stuck in something of a limbo until then.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Her claim came as the bottom falls out of the British co-pro market due to big American players pulling out, which has impacted numerous BBC dramas that are stuck in funding limbo and is understood to have also affected scripted shows at ITV and Channel 4.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
The Delaware Building at 36 W. Randolph St., an eight-story, Italianate-style building that was among the first to rise from the ashes of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, is nearly vacant, deteriorating and stuck in redevelopment limbo.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Limbo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limbo. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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