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entwine

[en-twahyn] / ɛnˈtwaɪn /


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“Making the decision to entwine your financial life with that of strangers can be a really bad idea,” said Maria Gray, who moved to the Upper Woodies about a year-and-a-half before the fires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

On the surface, they entail a diplomatic entente among nations, while at a deeper level they entwine themselves within the cultures, commerce and values of countless societies.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2024

“It was really important to make that journey and entwine those two characters,” Collins notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

Ms Yellen too has made clear that severing the deep economic ties that now entwine the US and Chinese economies would hurt everyone.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2023

The white threads of his tzitzit entwine with the tiny shoots springing up from the base of a tree.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

It entwines with healthy cells, meaning it can't be removed surgically.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2023

The wrap visually entwines the culture, community and colours of Notting Hill Carnival and the 75-year history of Windrush, TfL said.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2023

What entwines Parsons and Joshua Tree is not only his death there but also what followed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023

It entwines Patrick’s story with O’Meara’s journey of finding her — and explores the parallels between the film industry then and now.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2019

My green cloud entwines with his silver one, and I feel the recent tension between us lift a little.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

"Progress and tradition can be nonlinear, even entwined," he says, "rather than strictly opposing forces."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Many churches are deeply entwined with groups that received significant funds from USAID.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Raves have become entwined with D&B’s push to boost its numbers, a way the company is trying to distinguish itself in the ubercompetitive “eatertainment” landscape that it helped create.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Newlyweds Tito Avalos, 26, and Andrea Avalos, 24, who were visiting from El Salvador, tied their wishes to a tree together, their wrists entwined and fingers clasped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

He listens very intently, with his elbows on the table, his hands together, and his fingers entwined beneath his chin.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

The message harked back to the old U.S. policy of further entwining the American and Chinese economies, breaking with an approach pioneered during the first Trump administration to untangle business ties, largely for national-security reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

So, too, is the film’s music, composer Anthony Willis and soundtrack artist Charlie XCX entwining raspy strings with grimy, ominous shudders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

Pets and humans have ever-broader options for entwining their daily lives, routines and milestone moments.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025

Komara changed the ancient art by entwining disparate textile traditions with an aesthetic all her own to create a modern Indonesian silhouette.

From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

I feel it wrapping around me, entwining me in sharp fibers.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins


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