bogged down

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The agreement also settles two other disputes that have bogged down the case with appeals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"Insurance companies love to use long documents, policies with wording that doesn't make any sense, that get you bogged down, so by the time you start reading it, you feel like you can't finish."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

But the larger aircraft became bogged down in sand and could not take off, requiring smaller planes to fly out the US personnel in multiple trips.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

For years, the U.S. has said it would shift its attention to Asia, but has remained bogged down elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

In April 1917, an offensive by British and Canadian troops at the city of Arras in northern France bogged down in sleet, snow, and ankle-deep mud.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman