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[bahynd] / baɪnd /






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Previously, so long as they maintained their bind, individuals could work their way round, pulling apart the attacking team's momentum and threatening to steal possession.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

He used the piano much as baroque composers employed the harpsichord, as a sort of spine to bind the musical action together, and the instrument is found in all but one of the six symphonies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

"What Kevin does, is he can bind and glue communities together by being that leader. The more Kevs we have in this country the better."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Importantly, obakulactone did more than bind to the protein.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Think it’s enough to bind us in the same coarse cloth.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

Scar tissue often develops that binds nerves and can glue organs together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Just last week, Syria's top diplomat said publicly that Damascus was considering whether to join the NATO-style Mecca defence alliance that binds Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

But Haitians understand the horror of zombies to be one of dispossession, a curse enacted by enslavers that binds victims to mindless servitude, denying them liberation in the afterlife.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Watch: The Prince of Wales says Sir Kevin "binds and glues communities together"

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

God blessed our home with the love that binds .

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

A few weeks ago, we boarded a packed airliner bound for Houston.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

I said to him, ‘You’re bound to feel it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

The Turkic-speaking allies describe their relationship as "one nation, two states" and, despite the friction, remain closely bound by military and energy ties.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Whether it breaks down, with the ratio contracting further, or rises and expands remains to be seen, but one can’t overstate how critical that lower bound has become.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

As a minister, he felt bound to question the spirit’s motives and try to protect Lizzie from evil.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The marriages are not legally binding, but viewers see the couples go on honeymoon, before moving in together and navigating their relationships - all while being filmed, almost every day.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Importantly, stronger receptor binding does not automatically establish that muscle regeneration itself has improved.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Understanding its precise structure could help researchers design more effective compounds that prevent the toxin from binding.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Several experts have warned customers not to regard Binance's promise to cover losses as legally binding and said they may need to pursue litigation to recover them.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

And dark stains were starting to bleed through the binding on her arm.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau


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