trapped
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US First Lady Melania Trump said in a surprise announcement Friday she had secured a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the ravaged city of Oleshky, where citizens are trapped and short of food.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz trapped much of the world’s fertilizer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"If I work, I lose my housing. If I stay in my housing, I can't work. I've become trapped, not just trapped in housing, trapped on benefits."
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
That same evening, officers found a coyote in the area where the child was bitten, trapped it and euthanized it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
River debris—logs, twigs, pieces of trapped wagons—float past and sometimes slam into Midnight’s and Belle’s legs.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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