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It’s written in a broad way that could entangle Congress in other aspects of city governance, which probably isn’t a good use of lawmakers’ time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

By cooling and manipulating these atoms, scientists can entangle them and perform highly precise computations.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

Over an hour into a high-speed chase with the suspect, the sheriff’s department botched the deployment of a “grappler” net system intended to entangle the back wheels of the car to slow it down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Nets along the east coast also routinely entangle humpback whales on their annual migration to and from the tropics.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

The overgrown limberjack dived at the golem’s feet, using both arms and legs to entangle Hugo’s ankles.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Even if the property still stands, there is the possibility that it has been owned by multiple Cuban households over the decades, a long chain of custody that entangles original ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Those numbers, however, don't amount to much in the grand scheme, given the rate at which Louisiana "incarcerates and prosecutes and entangles people in the criminal legal system left and right every day," Romero said.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2024

As the wind from the Wolf-Rayet collides with and entangles the wind of the massive companion, the two fight each other to a standstill.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2023

A mass of knotted rope entangles like tentacles or whirs when swung by a spinning dancer.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The sudden growth of things, excellent in themselves, entangles the feet of p. 14that generation amongst whom they spring up. 

From The Claims of Labour an essay on the duties of the employers to the employed by Sir Arthur Helps

The development has been entangled in legal reviews but a decision is expected soon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"By stabilizing the entangled states remotely, our approach is fully autonomous and requires no active control or measurement."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Becoming entangled with one’s audience meant that followers’ reactions – whether positive or negative – often started to feel like a burden.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

No one from the department has reached out to check on him since the scandal broke; he suspects it’s because people are worried about getting entangled in his criminal or civil cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

“And there shall be no more secrets between us. When you are better, I’d like to hear how you got entangled with Elena.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Airstrikes have long been a go-to way to project military power for U.S. administrations that want to minimize the risk of American casualties and avoid entangling ground wars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

More consolidation – and more influential corporate giants – risks more deeply entangling the interests of profit-driven companies in America’s food system.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024

If the hair is longer than 2 inches, bury it in the soil to avoid entangling birds’ feet, she recommends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

In the new paper, the team reports near-flawless performance of its two-qubit entangling gates with extremely low error rates.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023

In the morning we would rise shivering and rubbing arms, wordlessly repeat our small chores, fill and hoist our packs, and venture into the great entangling forest again.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson