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Recent Examples of entrapment
Based on a true story, the musical follows the 1925 entrapment and rescue attempt of cave explorer Floyd Collins.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Critics were baffled upon its release by the narrative contortions and dense plot, but the disorientation is the point; Welles fashions a baroque noir of fatalism and entrapment, where escape is an illusion and the self is a hall of mirrors.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Enclosed by prison-like scaffolding, viewers experience both empathy and entrapment, transforming the piece into a rehearsal for real-life resistance.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
In other words, if a product increases your baby’s risk of entrapment, suffocation, or strangulation, it should not be used.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 May 2025
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Critics were baffled upon its release by the narrative contortions and dense plot, but the disorientation is the point; Welles fashions a baroque noir of fatalism and entrapment, where escape is an illusion and the self is a hall of mirrors.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
Enclosed by prison-like scaffolding, viewers experience both empathy and entrapment, transforming the piece into a rehearsal for real-life resistance.
—Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
In other words, if a product increases your baby’s risk of entrapment, suffocation, or strangulation, it should not be used.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrapment
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In addition to vessel strikes, humpback whales face threats including fishing gear entanglement and ocean noise, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez
July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
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Unlike classical computers, which process bits as 0s or 1s, quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which can exist in multiple states simultaneously due to superposition and entanglement.—
Leeor Shimron,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Epstein's circle—including influential fellow financiers, scientists and politicians—has remained a topic of public and political scrutiny since his arrest and subsequent 2019 death in a New York City jail cell.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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The card was discovered on his person at the scene of his arrest.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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No additional details on his capture were released.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
18 July 2025
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As insurers ramp up investments in data architecture for their front and middle offices, finance departments often struggle to clearly communicate their requirements for data capture and services, the research finds.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
16 July 2025
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Justice Department stopped defending federal handgun rule In a move alarming to groups working to prevent gun violence, the DOJ declined to continue to defend a federal law setting 21 as the minimum age to own a handgun after an appeals court ruled the restriction unconstitutional.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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The move comes as Brazilian authorities ordered Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor and imposed strict restrictions on his movement and communications.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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“Entrapment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrapment. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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