bogged down

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The agreement also settles two other disputes that have bogged down the case with appeals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"Insurance companies love to use long documents, policies with wording that doesn't make any sense, that get you bogged down, so by the time you start reading it, you feel like you can't finish."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

He has expressed disdain for previous U.S. wars abroad that have devolved into quagmires, promising that the country wouldn’t get bogged down in such conflicts under his leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Japan remembers that Afghanistan and Iraq "bogged down US resources and attention for decades," said Yee Kuang Heng, a professor in international security at the University of Tokyo.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

For a time there seemed no answer, and progress got bogged down.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking