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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

The message harked back to the old U.S. policy of further entwining the American and Chinese economies, breaking with an approach pioneered during the first Trump administration to untangle business ties, largely for national-security reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Olanna picked up the comb and began to untangle her own matted hair.

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 novel tells the story of a Texas-born working man unwittingly becoming a detective as he untangles a mystery that takes him to L.A.’s Black, white and Latino neighborhoods.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2023

“I did my very best to play the truth,” she said by the end of the profile, which untangles the messy saga of the fashion family Reggiani married into.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 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

When Emanuel fell ill in 1988, Emanuel’s son Jim and Jim’s wife Trudy stepped in, untangled the tax mess, and guided the company out of bankruptcy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 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

With this in mind, to create a map of the true relationships between Myotis bats, Foley and Murphy first untangled the genetic code for hybridization so they could tell more clearly which species were which.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

Roy struggled to remain motionless while the fat reptiles untangled themselves at his feet.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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

Clearing possible mines, repairing infrastructure and untangling maritime logistics will push the resumption of normal shipping traffic back by at least two to three months, the IEA said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Thomas is still untangling the frightening mirage that was the past four months of his life, but he says his most dangerous delusions were abetted by the most sycophantic version of ChatGPT: GPT-4.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2026

I put down the scissors and start working the comb through my damp hair, untangling the knots, a process that takes a long time.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau