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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

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

Mulino has insisted the canal's neutrality is intact and has urged Washington not to entangle Panama in its rivalry with Beijing.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

Around fifteen years ago, he and his collaborators were among the first to entangle the spins of extremely cold atoms.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

Surely Forest would not entangle the poor woman yet.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

When that relationship entangles him with a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, it quickly raises questions of national security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 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

It has put banks on high alert, though their efforts to catch the fraud also routinely entangles innocent customers, causing institutions to suddenly freeze or shut down customer accounts in the process.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2023

This chaotic set of instructions entangles all the qubits into one big, messy state.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 15, 2021

But instead of thus escaping the evil, he increases it; he entangles himself more and more; and augments the difficulty of recovering his route.

From Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching by Henry Ware

As the New York Times revealed last month, U.S. intelligence agencies believe Huang became romantically entangled with a woman recruited by China’s top spy agency.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

Mr Mullins became entangled in the suspension of the 4×4 as Richardson drove on, the court heard.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

South Korean director Lee Chang-dong’s Netflix film carefully attends to the story of two couples of disparate classes who become increasingly entangled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Within the team's simulated lattice gauge theory, this entangled state represented magnetic flux passing through the center of the loop.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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

Washington's warning about the dangers of entangling alliances was followed for 150 years.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 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

It offers views of the sea to the west; the cliffs below, all strung with entangling wire; and directly across the water, a half mile away, the burning city of Saint-Malo.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr