tangled
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Sam got a little cocky, tried a show-off spin, got his bird legs tangled and took a tumble.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Sharda Devi, 55, a settler's daughter, recalls the first arrivals "toiling in some of the harshest conditions" to carve plantations out of the tangled forests.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Zarco will have tests on his left leg after he became tangled up in his bike.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Because of this tangled ownership history, many Bede scholars had considered the manuscript lost since 1975.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
Finally someone opened the door, and the last they saw of the cat it was roaring down the street, all tangled up in a tablecloth.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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