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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He was involved in assembling Epstein's complex web of businesses, properties and legal teams for a voluminous tangle of civil and criminal matters.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Chapek’s woes as Disney chief have been well documented, from his tangles in Florida to an ugly public spat with Scarlett Johansson to alienating top executives by removing creative decision-making authority in a hugely unpopular restructuring.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Both teams created chances after the interval and Como coach Cesc Fabregas' changes paid off as Tasos Douvikas beat the offside trap to equalize.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Trump is risking falling into the Biden trap by asking Americans to endure higher prices for a war in the Middle East.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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It’s expected to bring together ChatGPT, its Codex coding tools, and its Atlas web browser.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Over time, Norris also became a web phenomenon, the subject of memes and jokes that parodied his image of invincibility.—
Valentina Colosimo,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even in peacetime, the world of shipping is a bureaucratic labyrinth of captains, owners, brokers and insurers.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The health plan launched a $20 million initiative last October, engaging local media outlets, social media, newsletters and community organizations to guide members through the labyrinth of eligibility and enrollment changes to Medi-Cal.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
26 Feb. 2026
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What that résumé doesn’t show, however, is Sinofsky’s entanglement in the murkier corners of the business world.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The transatlantic entanglement also means that Brent’s status as a relatively neutral benchmark is changing.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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The three boats were almost home, sailing the last few dozen miles before disappearing into Maine’s unchartable maze of inlets and bays.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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North Korean teams typically rely on a maze of Chinese networks to launder it, according to industry reports.—
Lisa Cavazuti,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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The entire town of Izium is draped in a canopy of anti-drone nets.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-1970s, the long net of the Florida Keys swept up a generation of countercultural refuse in a web of free love, plentiful drugs, and cheap booze.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Tanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanglement. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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