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binding

[bahyn-ding] / ˈbaɪn dɪŋ /


NOUN
cover; something which fastens
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The European Commission—the EU’s executive arm—in July issued binding instructions for Google to ensure that rival AI services could access features on Android devices to compete on an equal footing with Gemini.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The use of guidelines, though not legally binding, sets expectations while giving developers room to innovate, said National University of Singapore AI ethics lecturer Jonathan Sim.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

That binding interferes with transcription of the gene, either by disrupting the activity of RNA polymerase, the enzyme that produces RNA, or by preventing transcription factors from attaching to DNA.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

She wrote in her diary, “I feel a great calm sadness, like that of a mother binding out a dear child that she could not support.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

"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

Emily Harrop says she was born with bindings on her feet and poles in her hands.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 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

She pictured Grandfather, the blue-veined hands caressing the leather bindings, and she knew that he had not cherished his books with any thought of improving his sinful nature.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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