as in trapped
to catch or hold as if in a net
for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption
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Once trapped, the ions are reduced to a ground state through lasers, similar to what freezing them at absolute zero achieves.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026 -
At least one person was trapped because of the crash, according to Chester County dispatch.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Unlike the open-country eagles many people picture soaring over cliffs or plains, harpies inhabit dense rainforests where visibility is limited, branches are tangled and maneuverability matters more than endurance.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Videos posted online showed the two planes getting tangled together in midair before four parachutes opened in the sky as the planes plummeted to the ground.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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That would make sure people are correctly identified to ensure others aren’t ensnared in operations, Cardenas said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Soon Collie is ensnared in a plot to kidnap a sickly rich boy that immediately goes off the rails.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Several publicists enmeshed in the Lively-Baldoni drama (Stephanie Jones, Jennifer Abel, and Melissa Nathan) remain engaged in their own legal battle in a separate litigation.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
14 May 2026
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At the time of his death, the 53-year-old president was enmeshed in a constitutional crisis over his tenure, and his ruling by decree following his dismissal of the Parliament.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Ensnarled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensnarled. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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