as in bound
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life
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This premise bounds the scope of the rest of this discussion, knowing that the arguments for resuming the last three-quarters of a century into the future centuries have also been articulated in passionate public advocacy.—
Mung Chiang,
Forbes.com,
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Despite this notion’s connection with settlements and colonialism, its landscape also suggests a tabula rasa, bounding with potential to harness, beauty to reap, and the capability to inspire artistic creativity and love.—
David Katz,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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But the Vikings are just as formidable — top 10 in points for and against and tied for the most takeaways in football.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The Jaguars are notably 3-9 in one-score games — tied for the most such losses in one season in the Super Bowl era, according to ESPN Stats and Information.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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All four women described being chained at the wrist, waist and chest and loaded onto a prison bus, where they were held, in one case, for six hours; in another, for 11 or 12 hours.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Mar. 2025
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Her friends described seeing Jesperson on TV while watching the news, wearing an orange jumpsuit and chained up.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Enchained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enchained. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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