languishments

noun

plural of languishment
as in decreases

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  1. decreases
  2. stumbling blocks
  3. reductions
  4. failings
  5. impediments
  6. declines
  7. lapses
  8. shortcomings
Noun
  • Even with efforts to provide additional access to harm-reduction protections, escalating criminal penalties have not produced the treatment gains or decreases in overdose deaths in Colorado that proponents promised.
    — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When evidence is incomplete or when confidence decreases and risk increases, autonomy should be reduced and the human boundary tightened.
    — Asaf Wiener, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of decreases
Noun
  • One of the stumbling blocks for those was the environmental-review process, which could take months or even years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Macroeconomic challenges have been stumbling blocks that Hill has had to navigate.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stumbling blocks
Noun
  • Google’s research suggests that SpaceX’s fully reusable Starship rocket could require approximately 1,800 flights to achieve significant cost reductions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But this year, OVS slashed its funding, forcing service reductions and uncertainty while barring the program from using grant money to help survivors across county lines.
    — Connie Neal, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of reductions
Noun
  • In the documentation, the company is candid about its failings.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport could have prevented the crash, but also acknowledged the military’s own failings and other contributing factors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of failings
Noun
  • Working together in a blurred state, these electron twins don’t suffer the impediments of their isolated siblings.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mitte helped fundraise for Shriner’s Children after being treated at Shriners Hospital for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana, after his diagnosis and for most of his childhood to overcome physical and verbal impediments.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of impediments
Noun
  • In another set of studies, adults who made more frequent and extreme upward comparisons reported an immediate decline in self-evaluation and cumulative declines in self-esteem and life satisfaction over a browsing session.
    — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Negative divergences alone don't necessarily lead to immediate declines.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of declines
Noun
  • Many of those daycare centers were allowed to keep operating with high quality ratings, leaving parents with misleading information about lapses in care.
    — Nedra Rhone, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are helping the Lakers score at an elite clip, but a loss to Portland Tuesday exposed the team’s defensive lapses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of lapses
Noun
  • Conversations with my replacement confirmed that local physicians were frustrated with Theranos over these shortcomings and communicating with our laboratory about them.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • For residents, the reservoir nonetheless remains a painfully visible symbol of the city’s shortcomings.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of shortcomings
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