quagmire

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More broadly, the growing risk of a widening and drawn-out war threatens the American economy, raising warnings of stagflation, a quagmire of stagnant growth and high inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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

By my count, the last time was 2003 and the U.S. was embroiled in a Middle East quagmire.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

Gill Pyrah, 70, said she was unable to move after "sinking" in a quagmire while walking her dog, Luna, on Lincoln's South Common.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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