trapped

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Double-digit raises have been promised to union workers by a school system that for months has proclaimed that it is in dire financial straits, trapped in deficit spending and facing potential insolvency in four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

And thus, that usually means that everyone is trapped in the position suggested by what should happen.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The online dinosaur community isn’t a tiny group of nerds, or a massive case of arrested development — people still trapped in science class.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The foreign secretary will also visit the International Maritime Organization on Thursday in a show of support for the organisation's efforts to help ships and seafarers currently trapped in the waterway.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

I’m trapped between the fire and the humans.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz