mired
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Health and Human Services secretary had been mired in the single digits in polling to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom and lead the nation’s most populous state.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Coming into Wednesday trading, Tesla stock was down 19% year to date, mired in an eight-week losing streak.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Iran's economy is mired in a much deeper crisis.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Ever since, the lawsuit has been mired in a dispute over whether Colorado courts were the correct venue, with the state Supreme Court ultimately ruling last May that they were.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
There had been some Rain & the Earth of the Road was soft & his Desk was somewhat mired as he leaned upon it.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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