entrapped
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What to know: Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen, host of Dateline NBC’s “To Catch a Predator,” in this drama about the moral gray areas of a show that entrapped pedophiles for entertainment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
A few weeks later Ferguson was entrapped by the News of the World newspaper, videoed apparently offering to sell access to Andrew for £500,000.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday that users of the Medline Bed Assist Bar can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the product and the side of a mattress.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
China has publicly sought to eradicate cyberscam operations in Laukkaing that have entrapped tens of thousands of Chinese nationals, who have been repatriated to China in recent weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Miss Woodhouse made the proper acquiescence; and finding that nothing more was to be entrapped from any communication of Mrs. Cole’s, turned to Frank Churchill.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
