tangled
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Tammy Nuccio was struck by his arrogance when she tangled with him as head of the town council in Tolland, outside Hartford.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The pharmaceutical company was tangled in a public dispute over the allegedly harmful side effects of Prozac, its popular antidepressant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The second is the "tangled magnetic field lines" in the Sun's atmosphere that constantly snap and then reconnect.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I turn away and count and breathe, count and breathe, trying to loosen the tangled lump, determined not to let anything mess with my calm.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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"American Names"
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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