as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life
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Its binding values of labor and community remain relevant, even if today’s Hollywood rarely speaks to them.
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Against a multi-million-dollar realization gap that compounds across years, the investment in capability is rarely the binding constraint.
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Competing in his third World Cup, Kane had tied Lineker’s decades-old record last week with two goals in England’s 4-2 win over Croatia to open the 2026 tournament.
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Bravo, the diaspora director at the foreign ministry, told CNN that the Peruvian government’s hands are tied.
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Traditional entertainment journalists, however, were largely confined to public events and lacked similar direct access, underscoring a significant shift in how studios engage with media and promote their content.
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And for the second straight day, those winners were confined to the two Fantasy 5 drawings.
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“Enchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchain. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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