shackle
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American AI companies have long argued too much government regulation would shackle them in a race with China.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
However, Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said such a measure could effectively "shackle" MSPs to a party.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
A broken chain and shackle represents freedom from slavery.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024
First: The “snake” was actually a chain-like creature with a metal shackle for a head.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
The brothers, who arrived in court in shackles, were questioned in turn by their defence attorneys and government lawyers as they took the stand.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
On June 24, Serrano was put on a plane in shackles and flown from Miami to Caracas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 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
She shifted her hands in their shackles, watching the chains sway and clank between her and the Captain of the Guard.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
His feet were shackled and he held his hands behind his back, although US marshals had not handcuffed him.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Even those atas who try to break away often find themselves shackled to their old masters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
A 65-year-old British woman named Karen Newman traveling on a valid tourist visa was arrested in September 2025 at the Montana border, shackled and held for six weeks in an ICE detention center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
On May 10 in a Damascus courtroom, Atef Najib, Assad’s cousin, sat shackled in a metal cage dressed in a drab striped prison uniform.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
The trial court sentenced Mrs. Colbey to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and a short while later she found herself shackled in a prison van heading to the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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
Cipriani, 35, said its "outdated" traditions were "shackling the game".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2023
According to the records, Thompson fought back, and additional officers flooded the area, handcuffing and shackling him.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023
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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