as in tangle
something that catches and holds
legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings
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In 2021, Gefen and her colleagues published research in the journal Cerebral Cortex showing that super-agers are resistant to neurofibrillary, or tau, tangles, which are abnormal protein buildups tied to Alzheimer’s.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026 -
The hippocampus of SuperAgers also has three times fewer tau tangles, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
25 Feb. 2026
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Baylor had switched to a half-court trap style of defense that sped up the Horned Frogs and forced multiple turnovers.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Mar. 2026
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Studies show these traps are useful for scientists who are monitoring beetle activity, but not for controlling beetles in your garden.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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It was also archived by Jmail, a web interface that was created to archive Epstein content.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Forced to confront this web of lies, Kanan faced an existential crisis of self-discovery and emerged stronger and more resolute than ever.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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There are several miles of hiking trails with a secret meditation labyrinth at the end of one trail, tennis courts, and one of the three pools is a dedicated family pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The sensory peak of the labyrinth is dedicated to the film’s central car crash, a sequence originally captured in a single, highly dangerous take using nine cameras.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
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Pearce also has entanglements with oil and gas companies, which critics have said would be at odds with the BLM role, as the agency issues oil and gas leases.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Tiya Miles, a historian at Harvard University, has written several books that are a testament to the entanglements between African and Indigenous enslavement.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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Attractions coming back this year are meditation and sound healing classes, wine tasting, tractor wagon rides, a sweet pea maze, blueberry picking and yoga classes.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of frat boys came out to watch a head-to-head match between the effluvia of USC’s and UCLA’s most virile students, moving through a plastic maze.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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MacKinnon sent the puck from near the goal line to the left of the Chicago net to Makar in the right circle.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cam McKenna and Colman Donohue each scored twice, overcoming a deceptively strong showing in net from Wildcats goalie Billy Lennon (28 saves) to help the Harbormen (16-6-2) advance to the state quarterfinals.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Tanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanglement. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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