tie that binds

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The tie that binds the Oscar curse and our assumptions of what the roles an actor chooses after their first Oscar nomination should look like is much shorter than it may initially seem.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

But sports talk can also transcend small talk and become a shared field of memories, a tie that binds.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2023

“Energy is the tie that binds everything together, it’s critical to our economy and everything we do. It powers everything.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023

“Music is the tie that binds our Black experience in the U.S. and the world,” said Ebro Darden, global head of hip-hop and R&B at Apple Music.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022

"Well," said Loyd, "not to offer opposition to the notion of the tie that binds us, I consent."

From A Rent In A Cloud by Lever, Charles James