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as in entanglements
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as in restraints
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With Mercury meeting both Saturn and Mars in your eighth house of transformation, financial matters, debts or emotional entanglements could demand more of your attention.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Quite the opposite, Beijing regards American entanglements in the Middle East over the past decades—including the now metastasizing crisis in Iran—as a cautionary tale.—
Ali Wyne,
Time,
23 Mar. 2026
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Hegseth came out of his own service, in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the seeming conviction that what had stood in the way of a fuller victory in those wars had been the restraints supposedly placed on how soldiers could kill.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ryan agreed to bring restraints, rope and a knife to the Banfields’ home.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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In Florida’s case, the competitive effect strengthened as the program grew, suggesting the real-world advantage may be even larger than what the existing data captures.—
Tommy Schultz,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Air traffic control audio captures the moments leading up to the collision, which began with another flight reporting an emergency on the other side of the airport.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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This is the second protest over the law in the Capitol that has ended in arrests.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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The majority of those arrests are made by Florida Highway Patrol troopers.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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Colorado officials argued that the law − which is similar to restrictions in about half the states – regulates professional conduct, not speech.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Regional restrictions may apply.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Entrapments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapments. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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