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v. - Entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh.

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  • So Bob and fellow newsman Carl vowed Tricky Dicky to ensnarl.
  • Yet some parties have responded to this urgency by seeking to ensnarl the process.
  • How this peripheral issue came to ensnarl the health-care debate offers a case study in the theory and practice of interest-group politics.
  • Capitalising on its eerie claustrophic domestic ambiance early on this is a brooding creeper that has a powerful ability to ensnarl the audience into its relentless spell.
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