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Recent Examples of entrapment
And, according to Us Weekly, has pleaded guilty to three counts of domestic violence and one count of entrapment, as well as insurance fraud.
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
The group's entrapment in a strange place, forced to navigate through a series of complex challenges to escape, is reminiscent of Alice in Borderland.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
In 2016, aspiring writer-director Carmen Emmi came across a Los Angeles Times article about undercover cops who would arrest gay men on charges of lewd conduct in public bathrooms — a controversial tactic criticized as a form of entrapment.
—Max Gao, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
According to the Associated Press, Crouser was nursing a pretty serious elbow injury called nerve entrapment which required an MRI to evaluate his right arm.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2025
The group's entrapment in a strange place, forced to navigate through a series of complex challenges to escape, is reminiscent of Alice in Borderland.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
In 2016, aspiring writer-director Carmen Emmi came across a Los Angeles Times article about undercover cops who would arrest gay men on charges of lewd conduct in public bathrooms — a controversial tactic criticized as a form of entrapment.
—Max Gao, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
According to the Associated Press, Crouser was nursing a pretty serious elbow injury called nerve entrapment which required an MRI to evaluate his right arm.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapment
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For a guy who swore off foreign entanglements, Trump has the United States as tangled as a cheap fishing reel.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, the property has been mired in various legal and financial entanglements including foreclosure threats.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Kiefer Sutherland accused of assaulting top fashion designer Two years after his DUI arrest, Sutherland was dealt misdemeanor charges over an alleged altercation involving Proenza Schouler designer Jack McCollough.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Diaspora celebrates political turning point The poll mirrors public celebrations among the diaspora in South Florida following Maduro's arrest.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Together, Halverson’s gritty voice and Forster’s full-bodied vocal capture the tensions between romance and ambition.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
12 Jan. 2026
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Washington’s rhetoric over a potential assault on the Danish territory has been given greater credence by its capture of Venezuela’s president, and European leaders are scrambling to respond.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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This identity enmeshment can cause tunnel vision and reduce resilience.—
Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That is an unhealthy amount of enmeshment.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Later that month, a judge lifted the restriction and ordered that Hildebrandt must put $100,000 from the potential sale in a bank account for the children, according to ABC7.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Local blackout restrictions for Marlins would be eliminated in that scenario.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Entrapment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapment. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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