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bogging down



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Late-arriving tax forms from partnerships and brokerage firms are also bogging down returns, O’Saben noted.

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 2026

Seventeen of his home runs came before the All-Star break, a sign of injuries bogging down his results at the plate.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 15, 2026

The filmmakers do well to get a thick financial glossary across without bogging down the movie.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2023

With winter conditions bogging down military troops and leaving both sides looking ahead to spring offensives, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called on Ukrainians from all regions to remain unified.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2023

The discovery of a fissile isotope that could be separated from its parent by chemical means might quell the skepticism still bogging down the uranium program.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik



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