tangle
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Learning from troops in Ukraine, Israeli forces have begun covering their positions with netting to entrap and tangle the tiny drones.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Late last week, it appeared likely that Starmer might survive in the medium term, not least because no plausible challenger seemed ready to tangle with Labour’s complicated rules for ousting a party leader.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
She writes from a place that’s a tangle of personal struggle, accountability and owning the pain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Their webs are a tangle of threads suspended above the ground and they like to hang out in kitchens and conservatories.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
A tangle of golden-brown snakes writhed among one another, twisting and coiling in an indistinguishable mass.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
These abnormal clumps, known as tau tangles, are associated with cognitive decline, disrupted brain function, and the death of neurons.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Drugmakers are also developing medications that target tau tangles in the brain so patients may have more options in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
To administer genetic medicines against the tau protein tangles that are Alzheimer’s’ other main pathology, doctors must inject them directly into the cerebrospinal fluid.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
After Scotty’s death, Ledger became a staple in Diem’s life, and the budding romance with Kenna tangles everyone into a gnarled knot of low-stakes deception and drama.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
He worked out all the little tangles with the teeth of the comb as he made his way up toward the top of her head.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
No matter the sport, professional athletes always lead tangled tax lives.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
As a backhoe cleared broken pieces of heavy walls, the siblings picked tirelessly through the mountain of tangled rubble.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Polygamist, a 22-episode Zulu-language series, is about the tangled love life of wealthy Johannesburg businessman Jonasi Gomora.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The ant experiences acceleration exceeding 1300 meters per second squared before becoming tangled in the web.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
“That’s crazy. You’re trapped and tangled, but then you’re really powerfully magical.”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
They were also playing without their best receiver, DK Metcalf, who’d received a two-game suspension for tangling with a fan in Detroit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
The administration was not interested in tangling with powerful trends that had been going on for decades.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
City earlier lost midfielder Rodri to injury 21 minutes into the game when he appeared to twist his knee while tangling with Arsenal's Thomas Partey.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
For example, he once jumped onto the roof of a car to avoid tangling with a large mastiff mix that had hopped over a waist-high fence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Around us families stir and mingle, tangling one another in arms.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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"Of Mice and Men"
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