quagmire
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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
With a paucity of working capital and bank lending rates now exceeding 60%, both foreign and domestic firms are stuck in a quagmire.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
In a letter co-signed by nearly 2,500 business and trade organizations and sent to top congressional leaders, the group warned that such a policy would be a bureaucratic quagmire.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025
Gill Pyrah, 70, said she was unable to move after "sinking" in a quagmire while walking her dog, Luna, on Lincoln's South Common.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025
Ron did very well until he reached the hinkypunk, which successfully confused him into sinking waist-high into the quagmire.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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