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It brought major disruption to marine ecosystems: mass die-offs of seabirds, fishery disasters, kelp degradation, whale entanglements, sea lion starvation, fish migration and harmful algal blooms, Amaya said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The scale of Warsh’s wealth and his recent financial entanglements with some of the institutions the Fed is charged with overseeing are likely to be central issues at his Senate confirmation hearing next week.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“Hyperscalers are situationships, not spouses,” Rezaei wrote in a Tuesday note, referencing a colloquial term for romantic entanglements lacking clear boundaries and formal commitment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

When whales die from natural causes or human-related threats such as ship strikes or fishing net entanglements, their bodies sink to the seafloor.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025

But McCandless never mentioned any romantic entanglements to either Westerberg or Borah.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer