as in binding
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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It was spell binding to hear Ken talk Russia back in the day, about being followed by secret police & the final 7th game.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
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Your congressman can now sign the discharge petition to force a vote on binding legislation to release the Epstein files.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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The improvements came in the passing attack, with wideout Javen Nicholas recording a career-best 11 catches for 122 yards, coming just one shy of tying Austin Duke’s program reception record of 12.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, Democrats have worked to nationalize the race by tying Earle-Sears to Trump and his efforts to slash the federal workforce.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Since Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United 10 months ago, the team’s struggles to score goals have been hampering them.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Nurse Chapel concludes that sleep, friends, and romantic entanglements have been hampering her productivity.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bruni Tedeschi captures her in that vortex — her pulmonary illness confining her to bed one minute and her artistic drives reanimating her with defiant spirit the next.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife art can be confining, constricting, customary; contemporary artists are assuring its survival and vibrancy by breaking from the traditional.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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These systems are built with high security standards such as digital signatures, transaction chaining and sequential numbering, all aimed at making sales data immutable and resistant to manipulation.—
Darko Pavic,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Juggling enemies, chaining attacks, and wrapping it up in one smooth, slow-mo finisher is incredibly satisfying.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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Higher tariffs are weighing on manufacturers and exporters, while immigration restrictions are constraining the supply of workers in industries that rely heavily on lower-skilled labor, such as construction, agriculture, retail, and hospitality.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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There are talent shortages constraining the development of these sectors.—
Vilius Kavaliauskas,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Enchaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchaining. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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