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bondage

[bon-dij] / ˈbɒn dɪdʒ /


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He recounts marveling at the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism, which released Eastern Europe from bondage and allowed his own country to emerge from the shadow of the Soviet Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

During the same oral argument, you had Neil Gorsuch insisting that the book "Pride Puppy" involved a sex worker who was into bondage.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

It is well known that the 14th Amendment revolutionized our Constitution, changing a document that sanctioned bondage into one that promised liberation and equal citizenship.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024

Although he had seen how black freemen lived in Philadelphia, Isaac resumed the regular life of plantation bondage.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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