Example Sentences

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Melissa Eddy traveled to the German state of Baden-Württemberg to visit companies and speak with their leaders about how bureaucracy is bogging them down.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

This demographic slump is bogging down the growth prospects of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

“But right now what is bogging us down … is availability of the vaccine, both in the urban setting and in the rural setting.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2021

But instead of building on that strength, Samsung is bogging it down.

From The Verge • Jan. 27, 2021

Unfortunately, many courts are receiving a long list of homes that need to be foreclosed, and it is bogging down the length of time that it takes to get these type of proceedings done.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018