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trapped

[trapt] / træpt /
ADJECTIVE
caught in a trap
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"I know many people who are still trapped there."

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

No contact has yet been made with any of those feared trapped, but the government says more than 100 workers may still be alive inside multiple tunnels.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

More than 4,700 people are missing, many of them hydropower project workers trapped by dozens of feet of mud in lengthy mountain tunnels.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Wiener said both bills are important for helping individuals and communities “to not be trapped in the monopoly utility model that is so expensive.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

I was born in the magic, trapped inside of it.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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