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But this measure is a Byzantine quagmire of foggy muddle.

After almost a year of war Gaza has become a quagmire.

Similarly, many policy analysts predict that any mass deportation plan attempted by a second Trump administration would be shambolic and likely stuck in a legal and logistical quagmire.

Critics see his investment in LBPost.com in a similar vein: however well-intentioned, ultimately locked in an economic quagmire.

Government statistics suggest the current system for approving new homes is in a quagmire.