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entrapments

noun

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plural of entrapment
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as in entanglements

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as in restraints

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  1. entanglements
  2. restraints
  3. restrictions
Noun
  • The entanglements only begin there.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This year commercial Dungeness crabbing south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was delayed due to an abundance of humpbacks and a large number of recent entanglements, the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of entanglements
Noun
  • The Statesman also discovered that although a 2017 Texas law requires new school buses to have seat belts, many older buses — like the 2011 model involved in the Hays crash — remain without restraints.
    Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Reality intrudes — in the form of external crises, financial restraints, political roadblocks, and subsequent elections that demonstrate that your ideology isn’t popular when put into practice.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of restraints
Noun
  • Amazon puts significant restrictions on new product sales.
    Tom Wicky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon restrictions can be another big hurdle for some sellers.
    Tom Wicky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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