bondage
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For St. Augustine, desire was the bondage of the divided self, which willed the good but somehow willed more strongly not to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“Have they read the harrowing history of their ancestors’ bondage in Egypt to no purpose?” one writer in a Jewish periodical asked of pro-slavery Jews.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025
"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 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
The women and children of Ogo's khalasai walked with a sullen pride, even in defeat and bondage; they were slaves now, but they seemed not to fear it.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing bondage
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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The Tempest
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