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binding

[bahyn-ding] / ˈbaɪn dɪŋ /


NOUN
cover; something which fastens
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“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will ensure that immigration filings are decided based on the laws, regulations, and binding legal precedent that govern each case.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

"An hour or two of exposure is enough to trigger glycosylation, or the binding of smoke to the sugars in the grapes," said oenology consultant Clement Prelat, who is advising winemakers in the area.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

However, upon further inspection, it’s not clear that any of this is legally binding, and Blanche himself admitted as much during his hearing last month.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin approved the project, imposing legally binding conditions to protect indigenous people.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

The binding of gauze in place of the yellow curls made her head look naked.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

"You can think of it as a basket that allows us to capture metals and position them in ways to encourage specific types of bindings."

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Anthropic also purchased millions of print copies in bulk, stripped the books’ bindings and made scanned digital copies that were used to train Claude.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Emily Harrop says she was born with bindings on her feet and poles in her hands.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

On view are examples of bulbous book bindings, acid-etched vases, satin capes, parchment-covered cabinets, angular decanters, diamond-decorated cloche hats, geometric malachite brooches, stark bas-reliefs, Brancusi-faced collar ads, and boxy, black-lacquer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

All the books seemed to be in Hebrew or Yiddish, and many of them were very old and in their original bindings.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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