trapped

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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

Vitol scrambled to replace cargoes trapped behind Iran’s Hormuz blockade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Charges must move across distances of hundreds of microns, which would correspond to hundreds of kilometers on a human scale, without becoming trapped or lost along the way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

"I doubt there will be a large influx of ships into the Gulf… because they do not want to risk being trapped after the two-week window closes."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“She was sick and trapped in a cave,” Liz adds, looking up from my phone.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz