as in to trap
to place in conflict or difficulties
we were bogged down by the endless changes, and of course finished late
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Consequently, those trapped either faced burning alive by the fire or death by bullets fired from the outside.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Some complained about getting trapped in the same cash-bail system that had ensnared Caldwell.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, she is yanked from the car while still tangled in her seat belt.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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The system is slow, expensive, opaque, and increasingly tangled in geopolitical friction.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Herring can be smoked, broiled, steamed, and fried, according to Swan.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
27 Jan. 2026
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What can work is broiling as a finishing step—but be sure to keep a close eye.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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The Port Authority’s deputy executive director role has been unfilled since the Bridgegate scandal in 2013, when then-Deputy Director Bill Baroni became embroiled in the Chris Christie-era plot to inflict traffic on the Democratic mayor of Fort Lee, NJ.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The situation came to light when the security guard allegedly involved with the troopers became embroiled in a dispute with a co-worker who knew what may have been going on.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Bog (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog%20%28down%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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