mired
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Back then, stocks were mired in a painful bear market as the Federal Reserve kicked off an aggressive series of interest-rate hikes that many feared would drive the U.S. economy into a recession.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion on Tuesday, after media reported no explosives were detected in vehicles seized nearby.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Our brains get mired in the throes of the fallacy when we feel we can’t do what we really want, simply because we’ve already invested so much in what we currently have.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Social media has many users trapped in nostalgia loops, desperately clinging to a simpler era that wasn’t so uniquely mired in digital discontent.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Berkeley scientists arrived to find Y-12 mired in mud, chaos, and rock-bottom morale.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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