binding

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If the employers and the union can’t agree on a contract within 90 days, government would step in for mediation followed by binding arbitration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

In total, Fervo has 658 megawatts—or $7.2 billion—of binding power-purchase agreements with companies including Southern California Edison, Alphabet’s Google, NV Energy and Shell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

So the 15-judge panel at the ICJ in The Hague will hand down its ruling, which is not binding, but in practice will clarify the right to strike in international law.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Scientists in South Korea say a probiotic bacterium found in kimchi may help the body get rid of nanoplastics by binding to the particles inside the intestine and helping remove them through waste.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

The controlled binding and unbinding of iron and oxygen—the cyclical rusting and unrusting of blood—allows effective oxygen delivery into tissues.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee