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Recent Examples of entrapment
Never wear your lenses while asleep, either, since that can cause dryness, irritation, abrasions and entrapment of germs that can lead to serious infections.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Critics say the strategy can amount to entrapment of mentally vulnerable people who wouldn’t have the wherewithal to act alone.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Zhao emphasizes his entrapment, shooting him through glass—a studied choice, but one that contextualizes her interest in this particular story.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
And, according to Us Weekly, has pleaded guilty to three counts of domestic violence and one count of entrapment, as well as insurance fraud.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Critics say the strategy can amount to entrapment of mentally vulnerable people who wouldn’t have the wherewithal to act alone.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
Zhao emphasizes his entrapment, shooting him through glass—a studied choice, but one that contextualizes her interest in this particular story.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
And, according to Us Weekly, has pleaded guilty to three counts of domestic violence and one count of entrapment, as well as insurance fraud.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapment
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However, once Venus enters Leo, your intimate affairs and emotional entanglements get hotter, messier and impossible to ignore.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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The gates made the code magical, letting the entanglement for space and the entanglement for matter affect each other.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 June 2026
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So far no arrests have been made, and there is no information available on any suspects.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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The mug shot, however, had nothing to do with any current criminal investigations, which didn’t exist anyway — the photo came from a misdemeanor reckless driving arrest 23 years earlier.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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But Stiller turns on a special feature deep in his phone’s settings to shoot in Log, a format that deliberately appears nearly grey upon capture.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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This worked, producing carbon-capture material made completely from waste, but the chunkier amine groups made from waste didn’t perform as well.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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Complex, intricate, and at all times realistic and humane, Famous Men is the pinnacle of the attempt to capture this specific and yet, all too universal, formative experience of enmeshment, devotion, and ego-death.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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People who avoid intimacy often fear that emotional closeness will lead to loss of control, obligation or enmeshment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The legislature is currently considering a bill that would put more restrictions on data centers.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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Hotel accommodations are subject to availability, blackout dates, and confirmation of reservations, and may be subject to additional terms, conditions, restrictions, and limitations imposed by the hotel.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
8 June 2026
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“Entrapment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapment. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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