quagmire
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More broadly, the growing risk of a widening and drawn-out war threatens the American economy, raising warnings of stagflation, a quagmire of stagnant growth and high inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
The pitch at Blundell Park was already a quagmire before kick-off between League Two Grimsby Town and Premier League Wolves, and rapidly deteriorated under relentless rainfall on the east coast.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026
With a paucity of working capital and bank lending rates now exceeding 60%, both foreign and domestic firms are stuck in a quagmire.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
By my count, the last time was 2003 and the U.S. was embroiled in a Middle East quagmire.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025
It would’ve been a nice view, with the river and the trees and hills and all, except for the quagmire of horse muck.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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