ensnared

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Feldstein Soto ran on a promise to crack down on no-bid contracts — a stance prompted in part by the corruption scandal that ensnared the office of her predecessor, former City Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

The investigation also appears to have ensnared Abalos's successor in the powerful post of Socialist organisation secretary, Santos Cerdan.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

He felt ensnared in a tangle of deep shadows, shadows as black as the night that stretched above his head.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright