as in tangle
something that catches and holds
legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings
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The result is even better cleaning capability with none of the hair and fiber tangles that traditionally plague robovacs.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Take the tangle of roots hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the living room.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
14 Jan. 2025
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Different plants, like nasturtiums, act as effective trap crops by being the more desirable plant for common garden pests — leaving the trap plant to be treated or removed over the one producing food.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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Avoid the trap of short-term gains that compromise long-term viability.—
Karlo Tanjuakio,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Vogue,
Vogue,
25 Jan. 2025
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Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Those familiar with Greek mythology know the story of Icarus, who was gifted a pair of wax wings in order to fly out of the labyrinth where he was imprisoned.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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See it Beneath a bustling city in Peru, an ancient labyrinth stretching thousands of feet has been uncovered, showcasing the architectural prowess of its creators.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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Friday marked the end of unprecedented access to Trump, who heard bits and pieces about dramas that unfolded around him — those who drank too much or had romantic entanglements or got into arguments at his club.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Two humpback whales swam to freedom after local responders helped the animals escape life-threatening entanglements.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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In this project the corridor is not just a simple passage, but instead offers a unique experience, like a maze.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2025
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Over the long weekend, everyone with a rooting interest in a presidency, from door-knocking grandmothers to the executives of ballistic-missile manufacturers, is there to claim a share of it, navigating the same maze of street closures and security barricades.—
Philip Montgomery,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Pettersson missed the net during a two-on-one chance in OT.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Finally, the fourth neural net worked as an associative layer and predicted the output of the previous three at every time step.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Tanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanglement. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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