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caught up (in)



caught up in


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“It needs a ruffle,” she says, caught up in the process, before adding a frilly collar and glittering vintage brooch.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

UN human rights chief Volker Turk called for urgent action to remedy the plight of thousands of seafarers caught up in the Middle East war, his spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo said.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Paddick and her children, Sid and Minnie, are among thousands of Hampshire residents caught up in the dragnet, which has pulled in drone pilots, schoolchildren and the local airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The Metropolitan Police has not said who might be caught up in the investigation's inquiries.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

You can’t get caught up in that kind of stuff.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

It didn’t occur to him that Braham, a rural Midwestern town of 1,800 people best known as the “Homemade Pie Capital of Minnesota,” could be caught up in a possible foreign cyberattack.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

“It needs a ruffle,” she says, caught up in the process, before adding a frilly collar and glittering vintage brooch.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The pair are thought to have been out hiking when they were caught up in the blaze, which spread rapidly through the province on Thursday.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Prior to that, Micron shares had been caught up in a broader tech selloff as the market corrected from previously overheated investor enthusiasm.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

I was so caught up in that, and even when I did think about Jonah—because I did, of course—I wanted to get in touch with him, but I had no idea what to say.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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