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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

"I was talking with other students who believe this technology can be used in swarm robotics -- where small robots can entangle, do a task and then disentangle when they are done," said Pezeshki.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 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

The overgrown limberjack dived at the golem’s feet, using both arms and legs to entangle Hugo’s ankles.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

It nestles and entangles itself in for the long haul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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

A mass of knotted rope entangles like tentacles or whirs when swung by a spinning dancer.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

Such informal co-branding entangles our initiatives in Disney’s morally messy past and present.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 23, 2021

Be on your guard against everything that entangles you in self.

From Letters of Madam Guyon by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon

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

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Vivant is about a Japanese salaryman who finds himself entangled in an international web of crime and espionage.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The Jackdaw project has been entangled in legal disputes and awaiting final government approval for some time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The researchers next placed the two qubits into an entangled quantum state.

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

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

The Harvard team established the practical makings of the first quantum internet by entangling two quantum memory nodes separated by optical fiber link deployed over a roughly 22-mile loop through Cambridge, Somerville, Watertown, and Boston.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 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

In the morning we would rise shivering and rubbing arms, wordlessly repeat our small chores, fill and hoist our packs, and venture into the great entangling forest again.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson