entrap

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Chip makers use it as a carrier gas to entrap and transport certain chemicals, transfer energy to chemical reactants and cool silicon wafers during production.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Occultists have learned that by deploying sound vibrations they can summon angels from the cosmic ether and entrap them on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Predator had been used in attempts to entrap at least 87 people, according to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Angwang’s lawyers, however, contend that the interrogation was a setup to entrap the officer, despite having his federal case dropped by the Justice Department earlier.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

“I don’t know if you are legit, crazy or trying to entrap me,” she wrote.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin