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bog

[bog, bawg] / bɒg, bɔg /


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There are more than 100 ways to restore peatland, including blocking drains and ditches and re-establishing bog vegetation.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

Written by Mr. Carney and Peter McDonald, who also contributes a funny supporting turn as one of Rick’s band mates, it stumbles into a bog of bitterness, quarreling and unseemly behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

"These are specialist species which really need reed beds, long grassy habitats and areas like peat bog and marsh," he added.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Anything would be better than trotting out another bog standard pro sports salute to the troops that year.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2026

Trapped in the bog of a story that was and wasn’t theirs.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

"Foundations are sometimes built on peat bogs: if these dry out, they shrink, and cracks can appear in buildings," she said.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Most existing Celtic objects—found in bogs and burial mounds—are durable works in stone, bone, glass, metal and terracotta with rare survivals in wood, leather and cloth.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

On the silver screen, it dazzles like few contemporary science fiction films do, opting for color over the pallid gray verisimilitude that often bogs down its peers.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

"Huge landscapes and huge parts of the landscape are made up of blanket bogs and peat lands but a lot of the interest happens at this tiny little scale," he says.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2026

As the host trooped down the causeway through the black bogs of the Neck and spilled out into the riverlands beyond, Catelyn's apprehensions grew.

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

Don’t get bogged down by complicated recipes that require buying lots of new ingredients — simple meals work.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

This conversation can get quickly bogged down with too much information, and some of it could lead to you being identifiable.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The consolidation of regional power by Modi’s party could catalyze structural reforms, which often get bogged down in federal-state conflicts, says Madhavi Arora, chief economist at Emkay Global Financial Services in Mumbai.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

But it still got bogged down in what amounted to paperwork issues.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 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

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

From MarketWatch Apr. 9, 2026

But Kail’s fleet maneuvers keep the production from bogging down without lessening the emotional combustion that is the source of the playwright’s lasting genius.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 15, 2025

"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

With winter conditions bogging down military troops and leaving both sides looking ahead to spring offensives, President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday called on Ukrainians from all regions to remain unified.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2023

The discovery of a fissile isotope that could be separated from its parent by chemical means might quell the skepticism still bogging down the uranium program.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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