ensnare

The states suing Meta claimed it used its platforms "to entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens," and ignored the damage they did to the "mental and physical wellbeing of America's youth".

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Once the envy of China's tech scene, the startup behind the artificial intelligence agent tool Manus has become an example of how rivalry between global powers can ensnare young entrepreneurs' ambitions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Experts say the resources are limited and oil majors may not clamor for leases that could ensnare them in the Golden State’s stringent environmental policies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 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

“I never took life for sport. You see, there are some who seek celebrity to change the world, and others who seek it to ensnare the world. Goddard is of the second kind.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Hernández is entering the back half of his career and will have to try to ward off the statistical regression that often ensnares sluggers as they age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2024

When Tár ensnares a new protégé, it is as if she is exploiting a younger version of herself.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022

Females spin a web shaped like a slice of pie, pull it taut, then let go the instant an insect strikes, so the web collapses and ensnares her prey.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

It includes cutting red tape that ensnares energy projects, lifting restrictions for on- and offshore-lease sales, and offering support for the industry to promote new investments and production.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

They possess less, and they enjoy fewer, luxuries than others; but they escape slavery in all the Protean shapes by which it ensnares the rest of mankind.

From A Morning's Walk from London to Kew by Richard Phillips

Vorcaro is under investigation in one of the country's biggest financial scandals that has ensnared many in power.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Those charges followed a sprawling indictment of 34 defendants that also ensnared Hall of Fame player and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former Lakers assistant coach Damon Jones.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

He was one of about 200 people ensnared in Operation Catch of the Day, the overwhelming majority of whom had no criminal record.

From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026

High-yield bonds, issued by companies with what are commonly called “junk” credit ratings, have been caught up in the same selloff that has ensnared other corporate credits this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

He felt ensnared in a tangle of deep shadows, shadows as black as the night that stretched above his head.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

The purges soon widened, ensnaring generals who had worked in arms procurement—including China’s defense minister at the time, Li Shangfu.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

It caused waves in the global car industry, ensnaring several other top carmakers and leading to legal action in several countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Victims say soaring scams, weak bank safeguards, and poor recovery expose regulatory gaps in a country where digital banking has outpaced cybercrime checks, ensnaring people across classes.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2025

It turns out that quicksand, known as supersaturated sand, is a real thing around the world, even in Maine, far from the jungle locations where Hollywood has used it to add drama by ensnaring actors.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

Thrashing and growling at the net, trying to rip free, Summer was only ensnaring himself worse.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin