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mire

[mahyuhr] / maɪər /




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Here are three tips to help you navigate the undead monetary mire.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Earlier on Sunday, a late Alexis Claude Maurice penalty took Augsburg to a 1-0 home win over rock-bottom Heidenheim, lifting the hosts six points clear of the relegation mire.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

But after reading “The Dream Factory,” you might like him better when he still had his feet in the Shoreditch mire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

They need to, whatever they think about the overall direction of the club, because Palace are in danger of getting dragged into the relegation mire.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

They tore along the high green lanes of Highdown Rise, along tractor ruts that nearly bounced them over drystone field walls and into a bed of mire and nettles and sheep.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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