trapped

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While the force between individual atoms is weak, it becomes remarkably strong across the large surface area of two dimensional materials, pulling the sheets together and compressing the water trapped between them.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

Hernan Gil survived nearly eight days trapped beneath the ruins of a partially collapsed building in Venezuela before being extricated Thursday in a dramatic operation involving rescuers from seven countries.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

The market is “facing the risk of a temporary glut as trapped oil finally re-enters a system that has already spent months learning how to function without it,” they noted.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026

In footage recorded by a small camera inserted into the rubble where Gil is trapped, a Chilean firefighter can be heard asking Gil to turn his head towards the camera.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

The blades were trapped fast in a mesh of water hyacinths that Mami and Baby were gently munching on.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo