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entangled

  • past participle
    of entangle.
    entangle
    verb (used with object)
    to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
  • past tense form
    of entangle.
    entangle
    verb (used with object)
    to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.

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Joby, based in Santa Cruz, has been entangled in several lawsuits recently, including multiple with its San José-based rival Archer Aviation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Biologists are hoping to save a humpback whale last seen entangled in a fishing net off the coast of San Pedro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The team also measured the fidelity of the entangled measurement.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

The team also intends to develop on-chip photonic quantum circuits capable of performing entangled measurements, potentially making the technology more compact and easier to integrate into future quantum systems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

To its critics, the World Health Organization was an entangled, muddled bureaucracy that had two mottoes: “Slow down” and “It’s not our fault.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French