hidebound

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For now, the hidebound traditions of royalty loom over their relationship.

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Lou seemed to enjoy his son best when he acted out the old man’s hidebound conception of masculinity.

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Sanitary Commission was paid for by contributions from the public; it was also, at first, opposed by the hidebound Army Medical Department.

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An industry as hidebound as this one is going to need time to retool and figure out ways to address shifting consumer tastes.

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The hidebound company, overly reliant on mainframe computers, had been out-hustled by nimbler makers of desktop computers and software.

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