enchainments

Definition of enchainmentsnext
plural of enchainment

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • China chip sector faces more disruption Washington’s various restrictions over the past few years have actually helped boost China’s domestic semiconductor industry, analysts told CNBC, with several companies reporting record revenues last year.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The matching restrictions do limit the ability of companies to claim to use carbon-free electricity 24/7 by using intermittent wind and solar power.
    Arik Levinson, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Hegseth came out of his own service, in Iraq and Afghanistan, with the seeming conviction that what had stood in the way of a fuller victory in those wars had been the restraints supposedly placed on how soldiers could kill.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Ryan agreed to bring restraints, rope and a knife to the Banfields’ home.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even so, supply constraints are unlikely to resolve quickly.
    Jessica Lautz, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Jet fuel prices have doubled over the past month as crude supply problems have translated into supply constraints.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The government has also ordered cuts in non-essential public expenditure and urged lower power consumption in industry, with curbs on excessive lighting, for example.
    Max Burman, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • South Korea encouraged quicker showers and is considering widening curbs on driving, while Egypt ordered stores and restaurants to close early.
    Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The main hindrances then became the remoteness of the Moreton Bay district, the lack of understanding of the region in Sydney, and the consequent small number of settlers—no more than 2,000 in the mid-1840s.
    Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Extending assistance to children braving learning hindrances, such as ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), dyslexia, and executive dysfunction, the program aims to offer support to the aspiring young scholars in need.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Products aimed at women in that stage of life include everything from bracelets and rings claiming to help ease hot flashes to cooling blankets and bedding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Featuring rings, bracelets, necklaces, lockets and brooches, the collection showcases a timeless beauty, reflecting the unyielding love held across generations.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout these pages, Hutchinson expresses a deep love of prose, of its grand possibilities and subtle confinements.
    Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Baltimore leaders say that 87% of young men enrolled in Roca Baltimore for 24 months have no new incarcerations, while those who stay in the program for three years are 19% less likely to return to a life of crime than other similarly aged men in Maryland.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Enchainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchainments. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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