bind
Example Sentences
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The surface of the protein is exceptionally smooth, lacking the molecular pockets that standard drugs require to bind to and turn the switch off.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Bach-Mortensen says the UK is stuck in a bind where changes are needed but "acting rashly" could mean driving good providers out of the system.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
MYC has long been labeled "undruggable" because its structure makes it difficult for drugs to bind to it safely without affecting healthy cells.
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
They were not the property of some wealthy community, with money to bind their books in gold.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
Vocabulary lists containing bind
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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