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  • present participle of bind.
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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

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

Back in High River, a town that has served as the backdrop for television shows such as HBO’s “The Last of Us” and FX’s “Fargo,” Shae Morris plans to vote for a binding referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The two airline groups had both submitted non-binding offers in April and had three months to submit binding offers.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The navy-blue bag with the white leather binding went up front with the driver.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

"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

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

The company then proceeded to strip the books’ bindings, cut their pages and scan them into digital and machine-readable forms, according to the decision.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2025

They tend to be these lock-and-key receptors, and if we create a different key, we might be able to alter the bindings.

From Scientific American Aug. 1, 2023

There was a musty odor in the room, the odor of old books with yellow leaves and ancient bindings.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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