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caught up (in)



caught up in


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“They kind of got caught up in that swing, and now as the dust is semisettling … just as they went up, they’re kind of now coming down along with SpaceX.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 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

Retail investors have been caught up in the excitement, which has been fuelled by social media and marketing efforts to draw non-professionals, says Glenn Tan from advisory firm Providend.

From BBC Jul. 20, 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

No one cared about my lack of arms; they were all far too caught up in their own struggles.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

“They kind of got caught up in that swing, and now as the dust is semisettling … just as they went up, they’re kind of now coming down along with SpaceX.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 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

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

“Looking at the long-term picture, I don’t get caught up in daily market fluctuations or corrections,” Min said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“We probably should have talked about it more. I guess we all got caught up in our own troubles and worries, and figured talking about it wouldn’t help you at all.”

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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