trapped

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"Farmers are rendered mere labourers of the contracting companies and a number of them become trapped in debt," he said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Other possible explanations for asteroid activity include rotational breakup, gravitational tidal forces during close planetary encounters and the release of trapped gases.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

They divorced, but remarried two years later after Edith decided the problem wasn’t an imperfect marriage but her fear of being trapped.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A total of seven occupants were involved in the crash, including one person who was trapped inside a vehicle and had to be extracted, San Bernardino County Fire Protecting Department spokesperson Eric Sherwin said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

After the eruption, groundwater that had been trapped in the mountain found paths to flow downhill.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone