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quagmire

[kwag-mahyuhr, kwog-] / ˈkwægˌmaɪər, ˈkwɒg- /




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But Americans who think the process abroad will always meet the standards they are accustomed to can find themselves unexpectedly engulfed in a quagmire of complications.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Proposals, multiple points long, are being mooted by mediators racing to find a way out of this deepening quagmire.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

For all his backroom skill, Tojo did not include the U.S., or a quagmire in China, in his calculations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while the river’s depleted reservoirs continue to decline.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

It would’ve been a nice view, with the river and the trees and hills and all, except for the quagmire of horse muck.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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