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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The pledge is not a legally binding order.—
Neil Strebig,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The binding constraint on embodied AI isn’t compute or architecture.—
Nicole Fraenkel,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Trojans led the Huskies by 13 in the second half and had chances to win at the end of regulation and overtime, only to miss all three potential game-winning or game-tying shots and go 2-for-5 from the free-throw line in overtime.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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He was sacked 55 times, tying for the league high.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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But then the team lost Kevin Fiala for the rest of the season to a fractured leg in the Olympic tournament and saw winger Andrei Kuzmenko undergo surgery last week to repair torn meniscus in his right knee, hampering an offense that ranks 28th in the 32-team league in goals.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Public frustration over the district’s academic performance reached a boiling point in August 2024, when Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker spoke at a school board meeting, saying the district’s poor performance was hampering students’ opportunities after high school.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kaine stressed that Democrats want to fund the other agencies at DHS, while confining the ongoing negotiations to the immigration enforcement agencies.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The man, of Watts, was charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty and capturing/confining wildlife and entered a no-contest plea to the animal cruelty charge, the department said.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
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Workforce shortages are constraining growth in our region.—
Jeffrey Ball,
Oc Register,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Baltimore region has suffered too long from underinvestment in transit services — which is shackling economic growth, harming the environment and constraining quality of life for families.—
Brandon Scott,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Enchaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchaining. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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