mire
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After routing their bitter rivals 4-1 in November, they made the short trip up the Seven Sisters Road to inflict another humiliating defeat that pushed Tottenham deeper into the relegation mire.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
But after reading “The Dream Factory,” you might like him better when he still had his feet in the Shoreditch mire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
They need to, whatever they think about the overall direction of the club, because Palace are in danger of getting dragged into the relegation mire.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
Some were tasked with pulling electrical cords out of the mire while others attempted to tidy up the bedlam.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023
But the choir returned for an encore anyway, with tambourines, to sing: Swing low, sweet Chariot, And scoop me from the mire; Take me up to Glory, Snatched from Eternal Fire.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing mire
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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"Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
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