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No candidate has polled higher than 20-some percent — a testament to how many are in the running, but also an indication that none of them has truly captured the zeitgeist of today’s California.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026 -
Any natural satellites of Psyche could’ve been ejected from the body by ancient impacts—or might’ve even been captured from deep space by chance encounters as the asteroid drifted through the solar system.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Once trapped, the ions are reduced to a ground state through lasers, similar to what freezing them at absolute zero achieves.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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At least one person was trapped because of the crash, according to Chester County dispatch.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
19 May 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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That would make sure people are correctly identified to ensure others aren’t ensnared in operations, Cardenas said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
16 May 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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Maddie Rodgers netted the winner, while Lily Rodgers scored four goals as Reading (17-0) edged Walpole 10-9 in a nonleague clash.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
18 May 2026
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Despite holding better than 50-50 odds to keep a first-round pick inside the top four selections, the Pacers sent the fifth overall pick to the Los Angeles Clippers as a part of the trade that netted Indiana Ivica Zubac back in February.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Telemundo snared those rights away from Univision in 2023.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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But how to avoid being snared will depend on who did the chiding.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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“Mousetrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapped. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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