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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When the war began, some 81 container vessels were bound for ports along the Strait of Hormuz, according to Kpler.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Ensign pointed to a ruling by the 3rd Circuit, which is only binding to that circuit, in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, which found that a district court erred by releasing someone from immigration detention through a habeas corpus petition.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Mar. 2026
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Teruaki Sato hit a game-tying RBI double before Shota Morishita, who entered the game as an injury replacement for Seiya Suziki, belted a three-run home run to give Japan a 5-2 lead.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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During an interview on the 2026 SAG Actor Awards red carpet, Law Roach—Zendaya’s longtime image architect—suggested to a reporter that Zendaya and Tom Holland had tied the knot.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
15 Mar. 2026
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Fire crews were able to clear surrounding apartments and confined the fire within 20 minutes.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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One Battle After Another’s Kubrickian overtones are largely confined to Lockjaw’s story line — quite appropriate, as Kubrick was fascinated by how attempts to preserve power structures allowed murder to creep into the seemingly benign cadences of ordinary life.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Enchain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchain. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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