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chain

[chayn] / tʃeɪn /




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Bolat warned the "Made in Europe" plan threatened to disrupt the 30-year customs union between the EU and Turkey, and the "very strong and close supply chain integration".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Executives at America’s second-largest supermarket chain are in search of a turnaround as consumers spend less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Cadets should live together, train together and take responsibility for one another under a cadet chain of command supervised by experienced military professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

While the impact of diesel prices in the economic chain may show up gradually, prices have changed surprisingly quickly in recent weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

My heart twists into a bow—it’s like the evil version of the chain links Adinkra symbol that Ama cast.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Fast-food chains have been battling for consumers and often resorting to discounts to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Restaurant chains are redesigning menus with new portion sizes and formats to attract price-conscious consumers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Defra says that an average of £2.3bn a year is being invested through its farming schemes in England and insists it is protecting farmers in trade deals and also making supply chains fairer.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

KFC is one of the biggest sellers of Pepsi among U.S. restaurant chains, according to Beverage Digest, an industry tracker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

With hands that trembled with eagerness, I unhooked the chains and drew back the massive bolts.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Searching for "secret information" that could help it cheat the evaluation, the OpenAI system "chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials".

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Brick is one of many programs and gadgets that have hit the market to help people who feel chained to their devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

Boxes are typically bolted into concrete or chained in place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

Now that she noticed, there were countless chained slaves working the docks, lifting and sweating, holding parasols and pouring water, eyes on the ground or the sky—never on what was before them.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

In chaining many weaker chips together, it aims to mimic cutting-edge models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

You and your husband have gone from wanting to sell this house to actually chaining yourself to the house and the future occupants.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

“They were chaining the steps in behind us,” Seals said, “so we didn’t have a way out, really.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024

Pointing his wand at the thick cuffs chaining the beast to the floor, he yelled, “Relashio!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling


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