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No need to untangle the complex hypocrisy here — it’s all laid out in arrows and diagrams.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

But something in there was broken, which a senior engineer already behind on a deadline had to untangle, while Robin struggled to explain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

To untangle these possibilities, we need much larger comparative datasets of lesions in wild primates, only then can we begin to trace broader patterns and refine our interpretations of the fossil record.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

This suggests the technology could untangle other long-unsolved math riddles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

Olanna had stared at him, at the arch of his eyebrows behind the glasses, the thickness of his body, already thinking of the least hurtful way to untangle herself from Mohammed.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"This work untangles some of the secrets and shows how N-terminal acetylation shape individual protein fate," Thomas Arnesen concludes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023

"It is hard for the government to shore up economic growth unless it untangles the complex knot of weak confidence," said Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank.

From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023

The Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner’s memoir untangles the story she constructed along the path to fame from the real one, a more difficult but ultimately more fulfilling narrative of struggle and success.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

Copper’s uncle untangles the mystery of the style’s creation, showing how Greek artists brought east by Alexander the Great took up Buddhist subjects, which turned the physical affirmations of their own work more mystically inward.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

There's a storm in her eyes, but she forces a smile and gently untangles her fingers from mine.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

How can Mr. Warsh get the Fed untangled?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

In a sense, then, the alliance is held together by complex supply chains and contractual agreements that could not possibly be untangled overnight.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025

“The chicken or egg on how those things get untangled, and momentum shifted a different way, is a much bigger question,” Friedman continued.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025

"We haven't yet untangled whether these changes are reflective of brain pathology or whether they precipitate the disease."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024

I untangled the wires in my headlamp, put them together so the lamp worked, cut up the sled covering, and made a rough flag.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

The novel follows Susan, a queer creative untangling the coulda, woulda, shoulda situationship that has spanned decades, while grappling with the reality of a career that dips and shifts in a changing media landscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Taking a stand will involve you untangling years of conditioning.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

A great interview for your evening dog walk: Anna Konkle had a difficult childhood, one that she’s still untangling.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

Market volatility is creating a golden opportunity for new private-equity deals—but not for untangling a global bottleneck of almost 33,000 portfolio companies waiting to be sold, industry executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

They ran straight to Francesca, who was busy untangling the kittens wound around her right leg.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate