as in trapped
to place in conflict or difficulties
we were bogged down by the endless changes, and of course finished late
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
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The Voice of Hind Rajab dramatizes the final hours of a young girl trapped under fire in Gaza.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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True moral dilemmas, which become tangled, in ways that seem impossible to unravel, with his private life.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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Many upright vacuums have nonretractable cords that can become tangled or damaged during use.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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This has been done for those who are embroiled with the use of the Internet, or the use of their smartphone, and seems to equally apply to AI usage.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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South Korean authorities repeatedly asked Google to change the location names – but Google resisted and became embroiled in several other South Korean map-labeling controversies in the following years, Ahn wrote in a paper about the topic.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Lobster is the most popular entrée and it is sumptuously served once a week – such as broiled, in risotto, or Thermidor, and all menus repeat after 28 days.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Bogged (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogged%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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