mired
Example Sentences
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Both are mired in a cyclical downturn, which is depressing earnings, and both have paid out more in dividends than the free cash flow they generated over the past 12 months.
From Barron's
The proposed changes are mired in jargon, but the potential impact is clear enough to spook many consumer advocates and everyday citizens.
From MarketWatch
And with the team mired in an eight-game losing streak, it’s fair to wonder if the organization is due for another drastic overhaul—just one year after the last one.
She plans to sweep away the cobwebs and inject warmth and life into a farm mired in portentous dialogue and unmentionable secrets.
His Taiwanese friend may have gotten tenants for her rental and, I presume, avoided getting mired in credit-card debt while she was raising her family.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
