trapped

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A widely discussed idea known as iron fertilization proposed that as Antarctica warms and glaciers melt, iron trapped in the ice would be released into nearby waters.

From Science Daily

Maggie was trapped between society’s expectations for her gender, her profession, and her class.

From Literature

The staffers trapped on the roof would run down the fire escape, then scale a wall at the back.

From BBC

People who ignore or undervalue prompting will remain trapped in the drudgery of manual operations, where data points must be located and assembled.

From MarketWatch

They found that pieces of amino acids from E. coli bacteria, if trapped in Martian permafrost or ice caps, could survive more than 50 million years even under constant cosmic radiation.

From Science Daily