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trapped

[trapt] / træpt /
ADJECTIVE
caught in a trap
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The fate of these women and their children has proven a sticking point for the Western countries from where some originated, with many trapped or stripped of their citizenship by their former homelands.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The second component used quantum oscillators, created by the vibrations of those same trapped ions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

But she is trapped by a K-pop system that forbids her from drinking alcohol and having adult relationships.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Expanding his scope from Harvard to the planet, Sorkin now aims to show that we’re all trapped in Zuckerberg’s insensitive mind view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Ninety percent of the heat trapped in the earth’s atmosphere goes into the oceans,” she went on.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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