trapped

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These bursts are produced by groups of energetic electrons trapped within the Sun's powerful magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

Superconducting circuits use metals cooled to near absolute zero; trapped ions are suspended in vacuums and manipulated by lasers.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Our politics are trapped in amber, our culture is frozen in ice.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

With a vast amount of the world’s oil and gas trapped inside the Strait of Hormuz and global inventories shrinking, one inevitable result is people consuming less.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Gran once said there would be times in my life when I would be trapped, with walls all around me too high to climb and no way out.

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