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The Kings have prioritized defense for most of the past two decades, often playing a sticky, trapping style that doesn’t promote offensive creativity or attack.—
Greg Beacham,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026 -
But on the other, the reality of lockdown is profoundly repetitive, trapping them all in an endless present tense.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Six years later, after months of military buildup in the Caribbean, the United States launched an unprecedented military operation in Venezuela, bombing Caracas and capturing Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the Presidential Palace.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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From Edward Steichen to Annie Leibovitz, Vanity Fair has been capturing the greatest physical forms in sport, fitness, and dance for a century.—
Jonathan Pace,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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The vehicle caught on fire, entrapping the boy, who was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Getting young people to trust and depend on the traffickers is part of entrapping them.—
Anne P. DePrince,
The Conversation,
17 Dec. 2025
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Erwin Bankowski, 50, and his daughter, Karolina Bankowska, 26, teamed up with an art forger in Poland to sell more than 200 fake pieces between 2020 and 2025, netting at least $2 million in the process.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Since joining Milani Cosmetics as chief executive officer in 2020, the CEW Achiever Award honoree has transformed the brand into one of mass makeup‘s buzziest players, netting 18 consecutive quarters of growth and counting.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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And in that quest for unbridled growth, the AI industry has wrested ungodly amounts of capital from investors all looking for the next big thing, ensnaring the entire economy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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The upcoming April 7 vote over the renewal of Kansas City’s 1% earnings tax will mark one of the biggest tests of whether that opposition could risk ensnaring a critical resource for the city.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Pickens was even more dominant, snaring nine balls for 144 yards and a score.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Nov. 2025
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At least Cochrane was familiar with the feeling of snaring an interception.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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And discount carriers like Spirit have a harder time raising fares due to its dependence on bargain-hunting customers.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Thomas Harley was diving toward the net, Wyatt Johnston was hunting for deflections, Miro Heiskanen was weaving in and out of traffic.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Mousetrapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mousetrapping. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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