entanglement
noun
en·tan·gle·ment
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt 
en-
1
a
: the action of entangling : the state of being entangled
b
: something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares
a project delayed by legal entanglements
2
: the condition of being deeply involved
their entanglement in politics
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his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
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This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Involve Key Stakeholders Early On Preparing a business unit to be a standalone business is a long, arduous process when there are extensive entanglements with the other business units in the organization.
—Raj Sharma, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
After her 10-year relationship collapses, a newly single woman dives back into the dating pool, navigating seven wildly different romantic entanglements that prepare her for her future husband.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Black Emperor bears witness to the apocalyptic violence rained down on Palestine over the past year, the obliteration of irreplaceable lives and generational entanglements with now-uninhabitable land.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Involve Key Stakeholders Early On Preparing a business unit to be a standalone business is a long, arduous process when there are extensive entanglements with the other business units in the organization.
—Raj Sharma, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
After her 10-year relationship collapses, a newly single woman dives back into the dating pool, navigating seven wildly different romantic entanglements that prepare her for her future husband.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
Black Emperor bears witness to the apocalyptic violence rained down on Palestine over the past year, the obliteration of irreplaceable lives and generational entanglements with now-uninhabitable land.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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