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mired

verb

past tense of mire

as in stained

to make dirty the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts

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as in trapped

to place in conflict or difficulties the case has been mired in probate court for years

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Recent Examples of mired When Cuban bought the Mavericks in 2000 for $285 million, the team was mired in mediocrity and playing in front of half-empty arenas. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 31 July 2026 The scorching Afrofuturist dystopian nightmare that told of decades of oppression to come (and of centuries past mired in it), was lost to time. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 July 2026 Harper, who is mired in an extended slump, offered a direct assessment of where the club stands. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The 2024 Finals, which the Liberty won in five games, was mired by officiating controversy. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 All of that came just a few years after the university shuttered its law school, and as the university was mired in a national controversy over the sale of cornerstone artwork from its campus museum to fund dorm renovations for first-year students. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 In a particularly cruel twist of fate, the Marlins’ Triple-A affiliate, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, are currently mired in their own 12-game losing streak. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Things might be less rosy during the second half of the year, with the team mired in last place. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026 For years, the Penn Station project had been mired in political infighting among the local transit agencies that use the station. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

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How To Remove Common Marble Stains Unfortunately, marble can sometimes get stained pretty easily.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
Building facades don't just look weathered and soot-stained, graffiti is scrawled on them and posters are peeling off them.

— Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said many people could be trapped inside the mall, NHK reported.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Poland had earlier reported scrambling fighter jets in response to a major Russian attack on Ukraine, which hit large swathes of the country and killed at least eight people, including children, and left several people trapped under rubble.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

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It was blackened, charred, the conductor that had drawn the single precise punch of lightning.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Elephant Fire The Elephant Fire, burning since July 11 in the Tahoe National Forest, has blackened nearly 14,000 acres in Sierra, Plumas and Lassen counties, and is 92% contained.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

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Some believe that amending the bill to include Iran, which has been embroiled in a war with the United States since February, could add a stumbling block to the bill’s path forward to a vote in the House of Representatives.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
In his lengthy response, Arnault also addresses the article’s claim that his family is embroiled in bitter succession disputes.

— Devorah Lauter for ARTNews, Robb Report, 29 July 2026

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When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025

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Brand New Day isn’t too tangled up in the sticky, intricate web of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but casual viewers could miss some context—here’s what to know before watching.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Again in 2022, when Measure C passed after the first vote got tangled up in court.

— Zack Defazio Farrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026

Definition of tangled

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Some choices stray a bit too far from the immediacy of Lay’s voice and melodies, and in doing so, the sound gets muddied.

— Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
Work boots lacked traction, which isn’t ideal when playing on British turf often muddied by rain or slicked by winter frosts.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

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