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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 Meanwhile, France’s economy has been mired in low economic growth in recent years, while the AI boom is turbocharging America’s GDP. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 His forces are failing to make significant headway on the ground in Ukraine, and the United States is mired in its own draining stalemate with Iran. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 The episode also arrives at a particularly complicated moment for Suno, which has forged licensing deals with Warner Music Group and BMG but is still mired in litigation with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment over its technology. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026 New York pushed the lead to 6-3 in the eighth when Jones walked, Chisholm singled and Trent Grisham, mired in a two-for-42 slump, fouled off two bunt attempts before hitting an RBI single. — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Indeed, Iran’s economy in the run-up to the start of the war was mired in surging inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 But the project has been mired in disputes between the two countries and internal conflict between the central government in Iraq and the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 While Good Good Golf and Callaway are mired in the controversy, another brand is turning it into its marketing punch line. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 Collins campaign has been mired in a series of controversies, while Ossoff is generating presidential buzz among some Democrats. — Chris Joyner, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Lincoln, the length of its hull stained by rust from the extended time at sea, pulled into the port of Laem Chabang, not far from the city of Pattaya, a prime destination for US military rest-and-relaxation visits since the Vietnam War.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
The white cocoons are torn through and stained with yellow-brown secretions.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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Even more horrifying than death was the thought of lying there, trapped beneath the rubble, listening to my two-year-old son desperately crying for help.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The two workers who had been trapped, along with the crane operator who managed to jump out as the crane was tipping over, were all transported to a nearby trauma center with minor injuries, Hevia said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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Strada is part of a group of family members of 9/11 victims embroiled in a long-running lawsuit against the Saudis.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Standing steps away from him was former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who helped unify New Yorkers after the attacks before becoming embroiled in controversy years later.

— Jeremy Redmon, USA Today, 11 Sep. 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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Trump is moving to strip California’s emissions authority, end tax credits and erase electric vehicle sales mandates, reshaping the national market while leaving the state’s clean-car future tangled in Washington-level uncertainty.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Reese was tangled up in the paint with the Fire's Carla Leite as Dream guard Rhyne Howard made a 3-pointer from the right corner during the fourth quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Tariff refunds have muddied retailers' earnings reports in recent weeks as Wall Street struggles to parse through the confusion.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Like emo in the early to mid ’00s, the genre marker has been muddied to the point of near meaninglessness.

— Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026

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