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quagmire

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




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Some of that capacity shortfall can be attributed to a lack of investment and Canada’s regulatory quagmire, two challenges Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to address since taking power last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

The pitch at Blundell Park was already a quagmire before kick-off between League Two Grimsby Town and Premier League Wolves, and rapidly deteriorated under relentless rainfall on the east coast.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 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

"I am glorious still! Do you not know who raised humanity out of the quagmire of the Dark Ages?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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