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bondage

[bon-dij] / ˈbɒn dɪdʒ /


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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

“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

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

He told and retold the story of the children of Israel, and how they escaped from bondage, to a group of slaves who were his followers.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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