untangle

Example Sentences

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Brundage would get up at 4 a.m. and untangle the complex international network of consumer devices making up Ipidea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There will be a lot for investors to untangle on Thursday afternoon, when FedEx announces External link its fiscal third-quarter numbers.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Curtin co-author Professor Chris Kirkland, also from the Timescales of Mineral Systems Group, said the study highlights how advanced analytical techniques can untangle extremely complex geological timelines.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

Lizza casts himself as another savior, writing: “I had helped her untangle herself from an unusual relationship.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

I look at the cut cane lying around, and I bend over, untangle a mess of it.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple