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envelopments

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plural of envelopment

as in entanglements

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The core narrative, the ambiguous love story suggested by the film’s title, centers on the romantic and professional entanglements of two couples.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Nearly 27% of 2025 entanglements were observed off the coast of California.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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With roads around the hospital unsafe, transferring patients to other facilities was not an option in the first hours of the attack, while sending ambulances into the field risked exposing them to Hamas ambushes.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Social Media Capture The underlying tactic is not new, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces having previously used armed FPV drones to conduct roadside ambushes.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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