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quagmire

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




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"Quagmire is a scenario... It doesn't mean we expect this to happen," Budds said.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

MacFarlane: Screaming into a mic for long stretches with the Carter Pewterschmidt voice, the Quagmire voice, the Seamus voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

The Force-Feeding Quagmire Dozens of hunger strikers at Guantanamo Bay are being kept alive with a painful, ethically questionable, and politically sensitive medical procedure.

From Newsweek • Jun. 20, 2013

Whether or not the awards race itself is compelling, I’ll be very interested to see if this move is a triumph or a Quagmire.

From Time • Oct. 2, 2012

We were coming up to the crossing of Quagmire Road and the Hog Scald Road, where there’s a high screen of hedge apple.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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