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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They used quantum state tomography to analyze the resulting quantum state and found that the entanglement produced with sunlight was about 94% similar to a perfectly entangled state.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Scientists have traditionally believed that producing the strong correlations needed for photon entanglement requires coherent light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
That result is especially important because such correlations cannot be explained by classical physics and instead provide evidence that genuine quantum entanglement was produced.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Monday’s filing is just the latest legal entanglement to involve Sable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Now, on the rebound from my calamitous entanglement with the nordwand, I was prepared to lower my sights.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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 former public health director has stuck to a platform centered on affordability at home and an end to foreign entanglements.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 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
It brought major disruption to marine ecosystems: mass die-offs of seabirds, fishery disasters, kelp degradation, whale entanglements, sea lion starvation, fish migration and harmful algal blooms, Amaya said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Buoyed up, I forgot my usual feeling of routine self-pity when working out, I lost myself, oppressed mind along with aching body; all entanglements were shed, I broke into the clear.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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