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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

The pandemic barreling through farm towns has mired rural communities in despair, a potent mix of shame and grief.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2020

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