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as in to tie
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
prisons tend to bind convicted criminals for transport
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as in to thread
to gather into a tight mass by means of a line or cord
bind the asparagus spears carefully before packing the bunches
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as in pickle
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with our vacation week fast approaching, and no arrangements for the care of our pets, we were in a serious bind
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as in chain
something that physically prevents free movement
the store owner held the would-be burglar in a makeshift bind until the police officers could arrive
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Recent Examples of bind
Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Last week, JetBlue made headlines when a flight from Turks and Caicos bound for Boston was delayed more than 24 hours, stranding passengers with no accommodations.
—Christine Chung, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Kramer’s flick acts more as a documentary than as a fiction in Ross’s hands, a documentary about the bind of acting when the face is so present, the horizon of meaning.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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While campaign contributions cannot legally be used to cover a candidate’s personal expenses, leadership PACs, like Never Surrender, are not bound by such restrictions.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Last week, JetBlue made headlines when a flight from Turks and Caicos bound for Boston was delayed more than 24 hours, stranding passengers with no accommodations.
—Christine Chung, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The fluid and fast-moving developments across Syria have put U.S. President Joe Biden's administration in yet another foreign policy bind just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Kramer’s flick acts more as a documentary than as a fiction in Ross’s hands, a documentary about the bind of acting when the face is so present, the horizon of meaning.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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While job openings aren't directly tied to the unemployment rate, an increase in open roles is a promising sign for the U.S. labor market and economy as a whole.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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But only $3 million of that was in salary, plus another $10.7 million reported as a cash incentive tied to the company’s performance.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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In the wastelands of Kabul, where American largesse never quite bandaged the scars of the Soviet war.Tim Golden, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2025
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One soldier has a wound to his jaw, the other has bandaged hands.Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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Leftover charcuterie is a bit of a challenge, with items as diverse as fig jam or Jamón Ibérico and a vast spread of about six categories (carbs, meat, cheese, spreads, pickles, and nuts).Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant serves chili on burgers — which come in single, double and triple patty options, each with tomatoes, pickles, onions and mustard.Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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As Texans prepare for the weather, some of the area’s largest grocery chains have seen an increase in demand for staple items, like bottled water, milk, eggs, cereal, bread, peanut butter and paper goods.Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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Debenhams, once a national department store chain, is now an online-only business, while the number of House of Fraser stores has nearly halved since retailer Mike Ashley took over the franchise.Samantha Conti, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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In a network that's super cheap and easy to extend, that doesn't have to be constrained by geography or existing road networks.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
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The special courts and tribunals, created by the United Nations, are constrained to specific conflicts and time periods.Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
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The game stars a young Black woman called Hazel — a track runner capable of wielding strange, lacy magic which either heals the world around her or fends off enemies.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Danny Pintauro is healing after a scooter accident during the holidays left him hospitalized with a large scar on his abdomen.Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The confusion over Everton’s managerial situation has been unhelpful given the team’s predicament.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The widespread indifference to the Uyghurs’ predicament exposes double standards, not only among today’s prevailing political ideologies, but also within the international politics of human rights.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Peace confines violence to self-defense in vindication of the right of self-preservation.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Terrorism is no longer confined to distant battlefields; it is waged here at home and increasingly fought in the digital sphere.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Bind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bind. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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