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mousetrapped

verb

past tense of mousetrap

as in captured

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Brent crude averaged almost $97 a barrel during the quarter; Aramco captured an additional premium of nearly $11 a barrel by boosting exports of higher-margin refined products, such as diesel and jet fuel.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Value Is Forming Before Companies Go Public The AI sector captured roughly 53% of global venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2025, the strongest quarter for AI funding on record at that point.

— Stephen Richards Evans, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Robert is unwittingly entrapped, and has absconded with something mob bigwig Lombardi wants revenge for.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
There were 27 people inside the store at the time, including two who became partially entrapped but were able to free themselves and safely leave, according to local authorities.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of entrapped

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Off the field, head coach Mike Vrabel was ensnared in controversy.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 27 July 2026
But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of ensnared

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One of the prospect pitchers netted in the return, River Ryan, might make it to the big leagues down the stretch.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
The team nearly netted Houston reliever Bryan Abreu on Friday only for Astros owner Jim Crane to reportedly step in and veto the trade.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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But first, dropping back from a low zone along the right sideline, Pettus snared a deep pass intended for Mack Hollins amid a crowd of players.

— Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Starting the game with a miss on a rare 3-point attempt, Reed recovered with an early block on a layup attempt from Trevor Keels and snared seven rebounds, three on the offensive end, in an 88-87 loss to the Miami Heat.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026

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