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  • present participle of bind.
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binding

[bahyn-ding] / ˈbaɪn dɪŋ /


NOUN
cover; something which fastens
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Derek Hsieh, executive director of the Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, said the current process began with a group of labor unions launching a signature-gathering drive to put binding arbitration before voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The practice of using binding arbitration to resolve union and government disputes has been around for decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The co-founders have each pledged to give 80 percent of their shares to charity, though the filing notes these pledges are not legally binding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

A dissociation constant describes how strongly two molecules bind to one another, with lower values generally indicating tighter binding.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Or, there were ghosts, but Minya’s binding was too strict to allow them the choice they might or might not have made: to catch godspawn girls and keep them from falling into the sky.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

"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

"The footprints of craftworking buildings were found along with evidence for different stages of production, including the creation of vellum, pigments for the pages and glass stud mounts for the cover and bindings," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 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

We clicked into bindings that held only our toes in place for the uphill, and then, with a quick adjustment, locked our heels in place for the downhill run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025

The Raven Leader’s face was drawn, and his left leg was bandaged in soft bindings blotched with blood.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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