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“There are big companies that have a lot of money, deep pockets — they could suffocate you, they can bog you down in litigation to the point where you can’t financially match them,” Colter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

One such bog in Sweden called Gullåkra, “fields of gold,” served as a site of ritual sacrifice for millennia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Proponents of the philosophy say it reduces management layers that bog down decision-making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Some years, local boaters will push the floating bog to prevent it from drifting towards local bridge.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

I scrambled to my feet and when I was sure it was coming after me and not Emma, I took off toward the bog.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

The Gold Rush, the beauty of bogs, Larry David’s comedy, a Hemingway masterpiece and more from our collection of the season’s noteworthy books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Then in 1857, the regime of Emperor Napoleon III ordered the planting of maritime pines to drain the bogs of southwestern France.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The government agency found areas devoid of vegetation, dead wildlife and scorched bogs in an initial inspection of the damage.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Tackling the High Fens fire was made much harder by the fens' terrain -- a patchwork of heath, peat bogs and raised wooden boardwalks.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

That night they made camp on the southern edge of the bogs, halfway between the kingsroad and the river.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Regarding his strategy for dealing with stress, Wilcox said: "My wife will know when I am bogged down with frustration. When I re-energise, I do it on my own. Me and the dog, walking."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Don’t Have a Clue bag is a way to keep yourself from getting bogged down, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

With only the swirling sounds of an overhead air conditioning vent to cloud her thoughts, she explained that, at the beginning, “Estrus” was bogged down by an unprecedented wave of writer’s block.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Vance's comments came amid growing signs that President Donald Trump is trying to draw a line under the conflict that has bogged down his administration.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Now Mr. Patterson had me bogged down in some kind of investigation, and I wasn't supposed to talk about anything until he had outlined the clearest course of action.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

EU membership also risks bogging down Icelandic businesses in bureaucracy, she and other business leaders said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Late-arriving tax forms from partnerships and brokerage firms are also bogging down returns, O’Saben noted.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

Seventeen of his home runs came before the All-Star break, a sign of injuries bogging down his results at the plate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

"For that potential purchase to best compliment Netflix, the planned split of WBD would make its studio more attractive without bogging it down with TV networks that aren't as agile as Netflix," Benes told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

Shorty has all these goals and plans, and it starts to seem that those things are bogging him down.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz