entangled

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Capybaras spend most of their time in the water—they’re sort of the penguins of the rodent world—so they can easily get entangled in that storm-drain trash.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

It became stranded in Lübeck Bay after apparently becoming entangled in netting.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Over the last year, the companies have been entangled in a mix of suits and countersuits, taking jabs at each other’s products and progress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"Birds very often get caught in anti-drone nets or become entangled in fibre-optic cables, injuring their wings, and they suffer terribly," Iryna Snopko, the shelter's 63-year-old director told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Absently, she removed a scrap of lint entangled in Aziza’s hair.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini