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bondage

[bon-dij] / ˈbɒn dɪdʒ /


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It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.

From Slate ● May 13, 2026

“This festival is intended to lift up our ancestors that came to this country in bondage, terrorized, brutalized,” Ludlow said outside City Hall on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

The history of slavery under Islam involved multiple forms of bondage that stretched across continents and generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

During the same oral argument, you had Neil Gorsuch insisting that the book "Pride Puppy" involved a sex worker who was into bondage.

From Salon ● May 16, 2025

Ona Judge escaped her bondage, bravely challenging America’s most powerful man.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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