as in binding
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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Fearing the worst, the non-profit Ocracoke Foundation took out loans to buy the buildings and adjacent docks, then set a goal to have legally-binding historic preservation agreements put in place.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
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City departments will be tasked with meeting many of the goals, and the City Council could adopt some of them as binding policy, Sutley said.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Imanaga struck out 11 — tying his career high — in six innings and allowed just two more hits after Turner’s blast.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Clare Coleman, president and CEO of the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association, which represents health professionals focused on family planning, said tying Title X to birth-rate goals replaces individual decision-making with a government objective.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Brian Hooker reported his wife missing on Sunday, April 5, saying she had been swept away from a dingy which lost power the night before, hampering his ability to seek help.—
Cristian Benavides,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The moves have reportedly left the task force without prosecutors with national security experience, hampering its goal to root out American connections to the Hamas attacks (which included 40 Americans among its approximately 1,200 victims).—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Enfettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfettering. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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