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ensnare

[en-snair] / ɛnˈsnɛər /


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The fake-police scam has ensnared tens of thousands of people in India, authorities say.

From The Wall Street Journal

But an undercover DEA investigation targeting Honduras’s government, led by the agency’s elite Special Operations Division, unexpectedly ensnared the nephews.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.

From Barron's

“She’s ensnared in a tangle of weeds. They’re caught within her fur, and she cannot escape, Handsome!”

From Literature