binding
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The president said the executives had signed a "morally binding" document that would serve as a "form of protection" from AI's potential risks.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
EU officials issued the binding instructions for Google under the Digital Markets Act, a law that imposes a set of obligations and prohibitions on companies aimed at preserving competition in the bloc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
While both are legally binding, there is also a difference between a “do not resuscitate” directive and an advanced healthcare directive.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 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
Tears were tumbling down his cheeks and he couldn’t stop them, couldn’t even wipe them away because the nightmare’s tendrils were binding him now, had nearly taken him over completely.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
"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
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
Victorian-era publishers used arsenic to colour book bindings, in pigments such as Paris Green, Emerald Green and Scheele's Green, named after a German-born chemist.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024
“This is messy work, bindings and charms,” Hector says, floating to the other side of the desk to get a better look.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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