muddle along
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Daco recently raised the chance of a U.S. recession to 40% because of these worries, but he still thinks the economy is sturdy enough to muddle along.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
For China’s economy to muddle along, Chu says, the U.S. economy needs to do well and keep buying Chinese goods, even if they are no longer coming via Vietnam or Malaysia.
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
They muddle along, but with an undue burden of suffering.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
Just maybe, the thinking goes, we can all muddle along with the status quo for another decade or two or three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Must we continue to muddle along in the old ruts, gazing rapturously at an impotent ideal, until the works of the scientists are matured?
From A Preface to Politics by Lippmann, Walter
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