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as in entanglements
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as in restraints
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Humpback whales — which are found throughout all the Earth’s oceans — regularly face threats from entanglements with fishing gear, in addition to vessel strikes and ocean noise, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Nurse Chapel concludes that sleep, friends, and romantic entanglements have been hampering her productivity.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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An inspector found a fly strip over a prep table and employees not wearing hair restraints while preparing food, county documents show.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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The legal importance of economic restraints on college athletes being borne through collective bargaining can’t be overstated.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The hour-long audio recording captures dispatchers, police officers and other first responders coordinating a large-scale emergency response after gunfire erupted during a morning church service.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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This year, our rolling average captures retention rates in 2023, 2022 and 2021—the period when students returned to campuses after the Covid-19 shutdowns in 2020.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Troops are not authorized to make arrests, but can inform police of a crime.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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The arrests also raised alarm in Seoul, further complicating tense US-South Korea relations over investments agreed to in their trade deal, the Financial Times reported.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those with dietary restrictions can pre-order special meals at least 24 hours in advance.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Regional restrictions may apply.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Entrapments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapments. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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