entanglement
Americannoun
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entanglements
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the act of entangling.
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the state of being entangled.
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something that entangles; snare; involvement; complication.
noun
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something that entangles or is itself entangled
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a sexual relationship regarded as unfortunate, damaging, or compromising
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“Because of this entanglement, this whale is not able to move freely,” Harbor Breeze Cruises posted along with a video of the whale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Yet entanglement is now considered one of the essential ingredients for emerging quantum technologies, including advanced communication, computing, and information transfer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
The result represents one of the highest energy confirmations of quantum entanglement ever achieved.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Court documents lay out the entanglement between Owens and Echard in vivid detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Elizebeth was still wary of entanglement, but sparks began to fly between them—a “Flame which we kindled together.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
It is also a beautiful book, complete with notes, photographs and a chronology to guide readers through the dense entanglements of expatriate Paris and the particulars of the bullfighting arena.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Not all businesses that rely on actual people moving through their interfaces will stand united against agents, either, especially when they have their own web of entanglements with the biggest A.I. companies.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
“People are right to think about conflicts of interest and not being involved in commercial entanglements with the labs,” Purser said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Vessel strikes and entanglements are leading causes of whale deaths, according to advocacy groups and government trackers worldwide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Dunmore, rigged and coursed with smoke like some spirit vessel, cast volleys of flame through its entanglements of cloud, and all its gray was incarnadined with fire.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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