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mire <a mire; mires> N GEOG

mire VB GEOG

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mire N

mire VB GEOG

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mire N

mire

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sink in mire VB

cause to stick fast in mire VB

Usage examples with mire

cause to stick fast in mire
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Plans to complete an east-west connector road in the area were mired in controversy because of alleged adverse effects on the environment.
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Most of the land consists of a lime-rich mire.
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Some elections were held in the first shaky years, although they remained mired in corruption.
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The replacement process was mired in controversy, instances of corruption, and allegations of favouritism.
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I mean: with this kind of methods he uses, with so little evidence, he tries to drag people through the mire.
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Despite the change in staff in 2011, the program remained mired in third place, averaging around 22.5 million average viewers per week.
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Haggling over lighthouse's specifications mired down the process and another survey was done.
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A man who denies this is deep in the mire of folly.
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The school became mired in controversy and got into financial trouble.
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In addition, inefficient state firms and a banking system mired in bad loans and lost funds to foreign countries.
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