ensnare

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Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

"Jeffrey had a habit of trying to ensnare people into his delusional world," she added.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

The law is so broad and vague that it could ensnare anyone who maintains databases such as Mr. Webb’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

There’s evidence that buckwheat and bush sunflower can take up lead, and saltbush can ensnare arsenic, Fang said, also name-checking corn, squash and cucumber for their ability to sequester contaminants such as dioxins.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

They might hate each other but they stuck together against the world and against any woman who would ensnare one of them.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith