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Unnerved by his disapproving gaze, the couple take off again, dodging mantraps, nets and something called the West Burmese Neck-Snapper before coming face to face with a ferocious brown bear.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
Wright complained shrilly about the city, calling it a prison, a crime of crimes, a pig pile, an incongruous mantrap and more, but this was the bluster of someone who protested too much.
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Anthony Alofsin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Feb. 2020
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2025
Wright complained shrilly about the city, calling it a prison, a crime of crimes, a pig pile, an incongruous mantrap and more, but this was the bluster of someone who protested too much.
—
Anthony Alofsin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Feb. 2020
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“Mantrap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mantrap. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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