bondage
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He recounts marveling at the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism, which released Eastern Europe from bondage and allowed his own country to emerge from the shadow of the Soviet Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
"I refuse to be trapped by the bondage that someone attempted to put on me by attacking us as they did last night," he told reporters.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
It is well known that the 14th Amendment revolutionized our Constitution, changing a document that sanctioned bondage into one that promised liberation and equal citizenship.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024
CAL also found evidence of debt bondage, a form of forced labor that involves “recruitment fees,” often paid with a loan, with workers essentially indentured until their debts are settled.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
Ona Judge escaped her bondage, bravely challenging America’s most powerful man.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing bondage
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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The Tempest
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