trapped

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His coach at Harvard-Westlake, Robert “Bo” Hardt, described him as a 45-year-old man trapped in a 17-year-old’s body.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

We remain trapped in Wrestling World, and we all know who holds the championship belt.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"Our main question is: why wasn't a search initiated right after he got trapped? We want to know why there was such negligence."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She appears trapped in a yellow tunnel, which is actually a slide at Chick-fil-A.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Father Julien and the other prisoners are trapped in the chaos.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly