bind
Example Sentences
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For instance, one of the Bible’s best-known passages has God test Abraham by demanding he bind and sacrifice Isaac.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The outcome doesn’t bind other cases but could encourage settlements now that both sides have a better sense of how their arguments might play out with jurors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Many economists say India's growth model helps explain the bind.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
The researchers discovered that intelectin-2 from both humans and mice can bind to a sugar molecule called galactose.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
One Horcrux remained to bind Voldemort to the earth, even after Harry had been killed.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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