tether
Example Sentences
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Bond was set at $25,000 with the additional conditions of GPS tether monitoring and orders not to contact the alleged victim or go to the her residence.
From Los Angeles Times
"I think many of them are at the end of their tether and would actually quite like to leave Peopleton and are actually now trapped," Ms Robinson said.
From BBC
I made a joke that we could get one of those dog tethers from her leg to the couch, but my mom didn’t find that amusing.
From Literature
Mike has mixed feelings about the influence of government assistance on his industry, saying it “tethers us to those subsidies.”
From Salon
Even the most sappy, predictable Christmas movies have an emotional tether.
From Salon
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