as in to bind
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement
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The president then boarded a different aircraft bound for Davos shortly after midnight.—
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With spectacular stargazing and safari opportunities available, the 2030 total solar eclipse is bound to be popular and, for eclipse chasers in North America and Europe, rather expensive.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Demin hit a 3-pointer with six seconds to go to tie it, and Banchero missed a 30-footer at the buzzer.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Schnapp also spoke to PEOPLE about the series ending, insisting that all loose ends had been tied — even his character’s longstanding crush on his best friend Mike (Wolfhard).—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Typically, Apple has stuck to a two-year cycle for external design changes, so this makes sense, but if, as is reported, the lack of a second camera lens hampered sales, Apple may yet rethink that decision.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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More than two dozen active fires blazed through 21,000 acres as temperatures above 100 degrees and strong winds hampered firefighting efforts.—
Javier Torres,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Twenty-one sailors were chained, stripped and sold into slavery.—
Maurizio Valsania,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2026
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One of Elizabeth Vartkessian’s clients had been left chained to a bed as a baby with a bottle and some bowls nearby.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Enfetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfetter. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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