as in to trap
to place in conflict or difficulties
we were bogged down by the endless changes, and of course finished late
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The victim, who has not been identified, suffered severe crushing injuries to his lower limbs after becoming trapped in a lifting system, local fire authorities told Reuters, citing eyewitness accounts.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Use a damp microfiber cloth to trap particles instead of just pushing them to the next surface.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Shortly before the break, Hawks guard Dyson Daniels got tangled up with Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, which led to a fight after which both were ejected.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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As Anunoby shot his free throw, Robinson and Daniels got tangled up while jockeying for position.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The new jumbo burgers were flame-broiled through an innovation the company had stumbled into by necessity.—
Steve Patterson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The governor was embroiled in a scandal in 2023 involving the Sinaloa cartel, in which his name was published in a letter written by a then-Sinaloa cartel capo whose leaders of a rival faction the cartel had kidnapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Scott stars as a prickly author who visits an Irish hotel haunted by a witch and also gets embroiled in a murder mystery.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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“Bog (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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