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drag (one's) name through the mire

To disparage someone publicly, especially to the detriment of his or her reputation. I'm trying to maintain a fair and respectable campaign, and Brad totally dragged my name through the mire! Don't drag my name through the mire—you're the one who messed up the budget!

wallow in the mire

To remain stuck in an undesirable or negative situation due to one's unwillingness to do something to change. Jane left you six months ago—it's time to stop wallowing in the mire and get back to living your life.

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In each of the incidents Mire targeted lone females.

This perverted Harrow private hire driver sexually assaulted lone female passengers; He also tried to contact one victim 21 times

Opening the batting, Mire cracked 94 from 63 to help set up Zimbabwe's total of 162 for 4 after they were put in to bat by Pakistan.

T20 tri-series: Pakistan seal place in final with seven-wicket win against Zimbabwe

One onlooker shouted at Mire: "You ain't no Muslim, bruv", after he declared he was going to "spill blood" for his "Syrian brothers".

Life term for Tube knifeman

Mire was filmed in shocking CCTV and mobile phone footage taken by a passer-by, who bravely carried on filming even as he was lunged at.

IS-inspired knifeman gets 'life' in Broadmoor

Mire was filmed in shocking CCTV and mobile phone footage taken by a passer-by who bravely carried on filming even as he was lunged at with the rusty blade.

IS-inspired Tube knifeman sent to Broadmoor

"Whilst Mire was not accused of terrorist offences, it would appear from comments he made at the time of the attack and the content he had downloaded on his phone that he may have been inspired by terrorist propaganda," said Commander Dean Haydon in a statement.

Man who stabbed London passenger 'for Syria' jailed for life

As curator Sergio Gaddi from Italy said, "Picasso and MirE were the most revolutionary artists at the beginning of the 20th century.

Iconic link drawn between Dubai and artists Picasso, Joan Miro

Mire, of Sansom Road, Leytonstone, is accused of punching his victim to the ground and repeatedly kicking him before inflicting a 12cm wound in his neck with a knife.

Leytonstone attack accused appears before judge

Mire is accused of punching his victim to the ground and repeatedly kicking him before taking hold of the victim's head and cutting a 12 centimetre (five inch) wound in his neck.

Murder bid charge over Tube attack

Bile Mohamoud, 24, and Mubarik Mire, 21, were sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after pleading guilty to affray.

Pair left man with serious eye injury

However, for chemical engineer Andrew Finkle and chemist Charles Mire, co-founders of Structur3D Printing in Kitchener, Ont., using Nutella for 3D printing has served several purposes since the start-up was launched two years ago.

The dawning of 3D materials: as 3D printing integrates itself into new sectors, from medicine to automobiles, Structure3D Printing of Kitchener, Ont. is positioning itself as a leader in printing unconventional materials

ySTANBUL (CyHAN)- The Sakyp Sabancy Museum (SSM) in ystanbul has extended its ongoing Joan MirE exhibition until March 8, the museum announced on Wednesday.

Joan MirE exhibition at Sabancy Museum extended till March

This is potentially the case with the Selisoo mire, a Natura 2000 site that lies above valuable oil shale resources and partly (250 ha) within the permitted mining area.

Geological settings of the protected Selisoo mire (northeastern Estonia) threatened by oil shale mining/Polevkivikaevanduse ohustatud kaitsealuse Selisoo raba geoloogia

Mire is a peatland with a peat layer of at least 30 cm depth, which is in a continuous process of development (Paal and Leibak, 2011).