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How Disney's facial recognition works at park entrances At the gate, a photo of your face is captured and converted into unique numerical values.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026 -
In real life, the pair’s crime spree at the height of the Depression-era captured the focus of the nation before they were shot and killed.—
Staff report,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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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
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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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At least one person was entrapped in the wreckage, according to the Forney Police Department.—
Steven Rosenbaum,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Stevenson insists that the goal of the Legacy Museum is not to present Alabama as irredeemably racist or forever entrapped by its past.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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Soon Collie is ensnared in a plot to kidnap a sickly rich boy that immediately goes off the rails.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Access to Canvas has been restored following yesterday's widespread outage that ensnared thousands of universities and schools.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Cantore netted her second goal in the sixth minute to put the Pride in an early 2-0 deficit.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Girls lacrosse In nonleague action, Kaylee Squires netted seven goals as Tewksbury edged Triton 13-12.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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Loftin snared a line drive and tagged third to record the inning-ending double play.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Apr. 2026
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The show snared nearly $80 million in advertising revenue in 2024, according to Guideline, a tracker of ad spending.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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