shackle
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I heard you were calm and even smiled when it was announced—an act of defiance to tell them they might have your body but will never shackle your spirit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
A broken chain and shackle represents freedom from slavery.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024
"The government continues to shackle the companies and will not allow them to put forward a package that can settle this dispute," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023
Tinubu is rarely seen without his signature hat and its embroidered image of a broken shackle, emblematic he says of the fractured nation he will break free of poverty.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
The sparrow was still wearing the collar, lead and brick shackle.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
This team feels more resilient and freed from the shackles of disappointment.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Whether they are girls or boys, I hope they can break free from the shackles of gender and do what they truly want to do."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
In response to questions from ProPublica, a DHS spokesperson said in a statement that despite the shackles, Garcia Venegas was “NOT detained.”
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Thou art risen to great estate and fortune — release thy shackles.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
Occasionally, one member of a double-star system explodes, breaking the gravitational shackles that bound its companion, which then leaps into space at its former orbital velocity, a slingshot in the sky.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Murdaugh, shackled and in an orange jumpsuit, his red hair gone blondish-white, sat stone-faced during the hourlong appearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Maduro, 63 years old, wore loose-fitting, tan jail garb and his legs were shackled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
As I was being processed, shackled, and led into a cell, I wondered if I would be able to report to the outside world what it was like in there.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
Plantation owners were suddenly destitute, and state governments, shackled by war debt, were penniless.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Now he will be tasked with shackling his international team-mate Yamal on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Timber is relishing the challenge of shackling Kane on the former Tottenham star's return to north London.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Really, Song wants to know whether a sensible girl can justify shackling herself to a broke creative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
So what can be done to decrease money disruptions, help individuals be free from these shackling feelings of shame and improve their overall financial wellness?
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025
I looked at the door where the sheriff was shackling her husband.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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