quicksand
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"Everything changes," he said, adding "It seems like quicksand."
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
That early access gave Xi a front-row seat to the raw mechanics of military power—and taught him that the commander who doesn’t fully control the generals is a leader standing on quicksand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
I had this idea 15 years ago, and the idea that everything was changing and it was quicksand under our feet was a little less prevalent back then.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
From Salon ● May 11, 2025
I think, This is what it must feel like to be trapped in quicksand.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
The words of that movement — “Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” — still echo.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
A family spokesman said: "He pioneered fundraising cross-bay walks and was responsible for leading 6,000 charity walkers a year, avoiding the treacherous quicksands and dangerous areas."
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2021
For long passages they were overwhelmed by a side who had spent 237 days in the relegation quicksands.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016
Next up for the Dukes is a play about the perilous quicksands of Morecambe bay.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2010
Don't let your American 'push' impel you into swamps and quicksands.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
