as in trapped
to place in conflict or difficulties
it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him
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For too long, the conversation about digital assets has been trapped between price speculation and regulatory anxiety.—
Bob Diamond,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026 -
And that duality is what makes the concept so tempting to explore more deeply — particularly through the interiority of a complex woman who will be literally trapped on the big screen.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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Within a month, the former lawyer was tangled in a complicated web of legal controversies.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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McDavid appeared to catch an edge early in the second period after getting tangled up with teammate Mattias Ekholm and the Ducks’ Ian Moore.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Since January 17, however, Rochdale and York had been embroiled in their own private pass-the-parcel tussle, with the top spot changing hands a dozen times.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Bill Clinton’s numbers are flipped upside from when he was embroiled in the Monica Lewinsky scandal.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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The new jumbo burgers were flame-broiled through an innovation the company had stumbled into by necessity.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Soup, bananas, yogurt and broiled vegetables are good choices to help reduce vomiting.—
Don Sweeney
April 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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