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binding

[bahyn-ding] / ˈbaɪn dɪŋ /


NOUN
cover; something which fastens
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Still, many on the pro-Canada side are treating it like a binding vote.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Without anything more binding than a handshake, these loan pools rely on community ties to ensure debts are repaid.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Although not binding, such advice carries weight and is often followed by EU judges in their rulings.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Earlier work from Alder's laboratory had identified frequent mutations in a telomere binding protein called TPP1 while analyzing cancer mutation databases.

From Science Daily Jul. 1, 2026

It’s soft to the touch and the binding still gives off a faint whiff of leather.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

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

They tend to be these lock-and-key receptors, and if we create a different key, we might be able to alter the bindings.

From Scientific American Aug. 1, 2023

“We know that cells in the conjunctiva have ACE2 receptors on them — which are the bindings sites for the spike protein on COVID,” he said.

From Seattle Times Jun. 12, 2023

Many hundreds of years ago, he had once told Meggie, people made the bindings for particularly valuable books from the skin of unborn calves, charta virginea non nata, a pretty name for a terrible thing.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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