1
as in binding
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
museum artifacts that serve as somber reminders of the days when slaves were fettered with irons
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2
as in impeding
to create difficulty for the work or activity of
the belief that too many rules and restrictions fetter children's creativity
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With no binding regulatory framework in place, taxpayers must continue to rely on case law, examining a series of factors applied by the courts to determine whether an instrument is debt or equity.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025 -
The tribe’s most recent binding pact from 1863, which preexists the federal law that regulates mining of public lands, guarantees its members exclusive use of the area to fish, hunt, gather and graze animals.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some conservatives have pushed for green card holders like Öztürk or Mahmoud Khalil, who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, to face deportation, sparking criticism from free speech advocates who view those calls as impeding on their First Amendment rights.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari was issued a red card in the 38th minute for impeding Charlotte’s Wilfried Zaha in the box.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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After much complaining, Bungie reverted some nerfs like hampering the hyper-efficient Solo Ops farm.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Dankowski highlighted that the lack of this information would effectively mean losing one of the most important plasma diagnostic tools, significantly hampering scientific research at ITER and the safe operation of future power reactors.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ramón Laureano got Machado home and Sheets to third on a groundout, and a walk by Merrill brought O’Hearn to the plate as the potential tying run.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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These tastings double as an informal history lesson, tying together cuisine, culture and everyday life.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The share of businesses saying that lack of transparency was hindering operations fell by 12 percentage points to 16%.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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This can lead to a sense of helplessness and fear, hindering creativity and collaboration.—
Kotter,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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As part of the plea deal, additional charges of assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and resisting or obstructing a peace officer were dismissed, according to court records.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ultimately, North was found guilty of destroying official documents, accepting a home security system as a gift and obstructing Congress in 1989.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Methodical science could perhaps be accused of constraining our collective imagination.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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There is no collective leadership constraining the Kremlin.—
Celeste A. Wallander,
Foreign Affairs,
9 Sep. 2025
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This still was a much stronger performance by the Fins than last week’s embarrassing 33-8 defeat in Indianapolis, but that was a low bar to leap.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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The mother, being a mother, finds fault and has embarrassing politics.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fettering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fettering. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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