shackled
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Wearing an orange jail uniform, he was shackled at the wrists and ankles.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even those atas who try to break away often find themselves shackled to their old masters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 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
Here, his mournful ex-convict is finally tasting freedom in a country that wants to keep him metaphorically shackled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
But they were prisoners like she was, shackled to fear.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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