entanglement
Americannoun
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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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Monday’s filing is just the latest legal entanglement to involve Sable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Beijing has grown uneasy over Russia’s deepening military entanglement with North Korea, which has sent troops to fight alongside Russian forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Their work showed that quantum Fisher information can be used to identify quantum entanglement even in complex systems made up of enormous numbers of interacting particles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Bernstein analyst Madison Rezaei initially flagged the possibility of such a risk to neoclouds in a March note, likening CoreWeave’s business model to a “situationship,” or a noncommittal romantic entanglement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 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
“We had increased whale entanglements because the whales, again, are closer to shore, they’re coming into contact with more ships and more fishing gear,” Leising said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
For McClain, the money would soon lead to larger and larger loans and more financial entanglements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The scale of Warsh’s wealth and his recent financial entanglements with some of the institutions the Fed is charged with overseeing are likely to be central issues at his Senate confirmation hearing next week.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
“Hyperscalers are situationships, not spouses,” Rezaei wrote in a Tuesday note, referencing a colloquial term for romantic entanglements lacking clear boundaries and formal commitment.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026
All along the Western Front, German armies worked at strengthening their positions, digging elaborate systems of trenches protected by barbed-wire entanglements and by batteries of machine guns and artillery.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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