entanglement

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noun en·tan·gle·ment \in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt, en-\

Definition of entanglement

1a : the action of entangling : the state of being entangledb : something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares a project delayed by legal entanglements
2 : the condition of being deeply involved their entanglement in politics

Examples of entanglement in a Sentence

his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements

Recent Examples of entanglement from the Web

Critics, including some Democratic lawmakers, have demanded Trump release the information to prove there are no financial entanglements that create conflicts of interest.

— jordan robertson, Bloomberg.com, "Trump Filed for Extension on 2016 Tax Returns, NBC Reports", 3 June 2017
China now has legitimate political and economic interests and entanglements in almost every country in the world—

— isaac stone fish, The Atlantic, "Is China Becoming the World's Most Likeable Superpower?", 2 June 2017
The bombing happened just as the United States is weighing sending more troops, deepening its entanglement, to try to slow or reverse government losses to the Taliban insurgency this year.

— mujib mashal, fahim abed and jawad sukhanyar, New York Times, "Deadly Bombing in Kabul Is One of the Afghan War’s Worst Strikes", 31 May 2017
Comey has spoken privately with Special Counsel Robert Mueller III to work out the parameters for his testimony to ensure there are no legal entanglements as a result of his public account, a source said.

— eric lichtblau, CNN, "Comey to testify publicly about Trump confrontations", 31 May 2017
John Wolfe Brooklyn, N.Y. Heller portrays the entanglement of the gig economy and the Democratic Party as an ideological collaboration.

— dana goodyear, The New Yorker, "The Mail", 29 May 2017
Crucially, if entanglement can be extended to a third atom held by Charlotte, then Alice and Charlotte can share a key.

— sciencenow, WIRED, "Physicists Create First Long-Distance Quantum Link", 12 Apr. 2012

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