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binding

[bahyn-ding] / ˈbaɪn dɪŋ /


NOUN
cover; something which fastens
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The Government acknowledged errors, quashed its own approval, and the developer eventually conceded it needed to agree binding clean energy obligations with the council.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Their experience supports the proposition that renewables can expand without a binding quota.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The ICJ's rulings are binding but it has no power to enforce them.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Many experimental compounds designed to stimulate PPARδ work by binding directly to the receptor and activating it.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

His hands worked nervously as though they were pulling things unseen from the air and binding them together.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

"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

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

The flaring light illuminated the books stacked around the trunk nearby, and as the shadows leapt over the bindings, she began to wonder what was in them.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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