Word: languishes
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...what communities have traditionally done. It not merely provides them financial sustenance but also draws them together with like-minded folk, offering encouragement, rewarding unique talents and interests, giving an outlet for their eccentricities and individuality and in some cases rescuing them from the margins where they would otherwise languish alone...
...RICHEY Glimmer (Mercury). "From the ashes some glimmer of the truth appears," sings this veteran Nashville thrush. But her wise, smoky voice doesn't languish in the ashes of self-pity or revenge. There's buoyancy and gravity, musical variety and sneaky lyric craft in this endlessly listenable set. Glimmer glows...
...regulated," says Eisenberg. "Guidelines like this make them feel hampered, and they're already up in arms about how much enforcement is going to cost." Clinton appears unmoved by their complaints, and, according to the New York Times, is annoyed with Congress for allowing the issue to languish for so long. Indeed, Clinton will take the opportunity to urge Congress to also allow patients to sue doctors or HMOs for undermining their privacy...
...danger of losing the Sun Crest peach. Extravagantly juicy with a nectar that perfectly balances acids and sugars, it boasts a yellow skin with an amber glow. But because it is soft and easily bruised, it is unattractive to supermarkets, which prefer hearty produce bred to travel well and languish indefinitely. Grown in California's San Joaquin Valley, the Sun Crest is picked only in midsummer and sold primarily at roadside stands...
...campaign finance. The McCain-Feingold Bill would limit Political Action Committee (PAC) contributions and ban "soft money," the unlimited contributions to political parties which are then diverted to individual campaigns. For the last two years, however, McCain-Feingold has been ignored by the United States Congress, left to languish in some subcommittee...