quagmire
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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
That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while the river’s depleted reservoirs continue to decline.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
With a paucity of working capital and bank lending rates now exceeding 60%, both foreign and domestic firms are stuck in a quagmire.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 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
"I am glorious still! Do you not know who raised humanity out of the quagmire of the Dark Ages?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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