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has mired

  • present perfect of mire (3rd person singular).

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Casting Luddites as anti-technology has mired a historical labor uprising as a destructive tantrum thrown by fearful, hidebound cranks.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

At this point, regulators, lawmakers and passengers should question what in Boeing’s corporate DNA has mired it in severe quality-control and legal troubles.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

They severely restricted developers' ability to borrow more money, eventually causing the crisis that has mired Evergrande and the rest of China's property sector.

From BBC Oct. 26, 2023

A stalemate has mired the housing market, when it should be more robust.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2023

Many a feller has mired down tryin' a new crossin'.

From Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch by Vachell, Horace Annesley