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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Soon enough, this tangle of typical teenage troubles butts up against a sinister alternate universe, the Upside Down.—
Sarah Bahr,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025 -
The rubber brushes prevent tangles making long term clean up even easier.—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Man traps woman in car for days: Police A Hawaii man was arrested for allegedly trapping an elderly woman in her car for several days and later forcing her to withdraw money from her bank account, according to the Honolulu Police Department.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2025
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In one scene from their lives, a bear trap is intentionally left for Benjy to wander into it.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Go deeper: How Gen Z is thinking about AI at work Teachers warn AI is impacting students' critical thinking Methodology: A Gallup Panel web survey was conducted March 6-13 with a sample of 3,465 13- to 28-year-olds living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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Through two separate stories, the films reveal how an untraceable web of money from wealthy individuals and corporations representing business interests or religious agendas flows through nonprofits and super PACs (political action committees) to support candidates and political movements.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the United States alone, navigating the labyrinth of healthcare administrative tasks costs up to $265 billion annually, according to a 2023 McKinsey analysis.—
Jacob Miller,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The 100-acre resort has a 45,000-square-foot waterpark with a labyrinth of waterslides.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The legacy of colonialism and Cold War entanglements that drew parts of the region into superpower rivalries and proxy wars left many Southeast Asian countries wary of aligning too closely with any one major power.—
Lynn Kuok,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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What makes quantum internet even safer is a phenomenon called entanglement.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those who were there vividly recall that spring day when 124 million gallons of water from the Chicago River flowed into the city’s maze of underground freight tunnels and building basements, turning the Loop into a ghost town.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Indiana orchard carves stunning Caitlin Clark tribute into corn maze County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana, has seen record crowds come to witness its Caitlin Clark corn maze in honor of the WNBA Fever and former Iowa star this Halloween season.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Victor Osimhen has been highlighted as the ideal tactical fit for United thanks to his ability to do what Ruben Amorim’s side have particularly struggled at: putting the ball in the back of the net.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The fans got to see the Argentine icon play the full game and take four shots, but none found the back of the net, as Inter Miami and the Fire played to a scoreless tie.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Tanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanglement. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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