quagmire
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Even when pressed on the potential impact of a "quagmire" scenario in the Gulf that would curtail oil and jet fuel exports for several more months, executives did not appear overly alarmed.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
County officials say they are aware of the quagmire facing these residents, yet they have no timeline for — or guarantee of — a resolution on the issue.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
But Americans who think the process abroad will always meet the standards they are accustomed to can find themselves unexpectedly engulfed in a quagmire of complications.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
Meanwhile, the war in Iraq came to seem closer to a quagmire than he had predicted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
Once I ran into a flat piece of bottom land, and what seemed solid earth by the light of the moon was a marshy quagmire.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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