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binding

[bahyn-ding] / ˈbaɪn dɪŋ /


NOUN
cover; something which fastens
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While there may be no immediate consequences for missing this year's target, it signals that the country is on course to miss a legally binding 2030 target of cutting emissions 65 percent by 2030.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Its velvet binding has metal corner guards bearing her crowned falcon with a lion rampant, dragon and greyhound, and Anne’s motifs recur in the illuminations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

While there has been no official confirmation of the outcome, it understood Mateta's contract remained binding.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

I had already picked up a white onion, although an onion is hardly a binding commitment; so many good dinners begin that way.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

The leather straps reminded Peter of the ones binding the marionettes’ feet and hands.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

"You can think of it as a basket that allows us to capture metals and position them in ways to encourage specific types of bindings."

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

On view are examples of bulbous book bindings, acid-etched vases, satin capes, parchment-covered cabinets, angular decanters, diamond-decorated cloche hats, geometric malachite brooches, stark bas-reliefs, Brancusi-faced collar ads, and boxy, black-lacquer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

The company then proceeded to strip the books’ bindings, cut their pages and scan them into digital and machine-readable forms, according to the decision.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2025

A wakeskate is used like a skateboard, without bindings.

From BBC Dec. 4, 2023

Though the bindings on her pink-and-yellow gown crushed her ribs, and the pearls and diamonds around her neck strangled her, she kept her chin high, poised.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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