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bondage

[bon-dij] / ˈbɒn dɪdʒ /


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“This festival is intended to lift up our ancestors that came to this country in bondage, terrorized, brutalized,” Ludlow said outside City Hall on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

The history of slavery under Islam involved multiple forms of bondage that stretched across continents and generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

During the same oral argument, you had Neil Gorsuch insisting that the book "Pride Puppy" involved a sex worker who was into bondage.

From Salon • May 16, 2025

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

Could their future be united, but this time in a good way, joined not by bondage but by loving hearts and shared Mvskoke values?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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