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as in entanglements
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as in restraints
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Freed from all the entanglements that come with having to launch a ground invasion, air war can overfly not just morality and law but arguments, rationales, the calibration of risks to rewards and of suffering to satisfaction.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
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With Mercury meeting both Saturn and Mars in your eighth house of transformation, financial matters, debts or emotional entanglements could demand more of your attention.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Last month, the San Jose City Council approved measures to tighten restraints over its 474 Flock cameras.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Following the report, there were major security improvements, and the hospital's public safety officers got training on the use of non-lethal restraints and pepper spray.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Ring doorbell captures suspect demanding to know 'where's your daughter' in wild tirade.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Critically, 98% of the interviews in the April survey were completed before the announcement of a temporary cease-fire on April 7, meaning the data captures peak war panic — and may partially recover in the final May reading.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Law enforcement also hasn't disclosed whether any arrests have been made.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Since the law took effect, the city says enforcement has led to 179 citations and 15 arrests.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Pittsburgh Regional Transit Officials are urging people attending the draft and going to Pittsburgh to use public transit with major road closures and traffic restrictions that will be in place throughout the three-day event.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch denounced a sustained crackdown on dissent under Talon, citing arbitrary detentions, tighter restrictions on public demonstrations and mounting pressure on independent media outlets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Entrapments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapments. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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