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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

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

"They're built to ensnare sharks or fish and they're deadly effective, but sadly completely indiscriminate," says Dean Cropp who, as a cinematographer and ocean explorer, has been documenting these nets for years.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

“I wouldn’t be surprised if you managed to ensnare some lord into marriage. Maybe even His Highness, if you were charming enough.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The subsequent investigation to find the Last Wolf ensnares Charon County residents, white and Black, and uncovers abuse, corruption and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Quite the contrary: It is a chronicle of how their hoop dreams are deferred at nearly every turn, and of how the big-money machinery of institutional basketball cares little for the people it ensnares.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

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

Christian, however, ensnares Satine’s heart with his silly love songs, which he dreams up with the alacrity of a music library playlist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

At another he ensnares us by subtle books, by the words of others, by rumours and novelties.

From On Union with God by P. J. Berthier

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

The globe-spanning scandal also ensnared Pras Michel, a rapper in rap trio the Fugees, who was found guilty of helping Low funnel money from 1MDB into US politics.

From Barron's ● May 13, 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

Under Ms. Zambello’s pithy direction, those ensnared in the juggernaut can only lose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

Ifemelu stared at him, saying little, refusing to be ensnared, and feeling strangely sorry for Kimberly To be saddled with a sister like Laura and a husband like this.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Karp also appeared to seek favors from Epstein, ensnaring himself in his web.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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

With an offhand deftness, Ceylan lays bare the sort of master operator who hides in plain sight, skilled at ensnaring unwitting victims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

In these close quarters, I was unable to back up without the risk of ensnaring myself in the ropes or breaking my ankle in one of the gaps between the floorboards.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros