bondage
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His 1845 autobiography, a blistering tale of bondage in Maryland and a daring flight to freedom, remains one of history’s fiercest attacks on slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
“Have they read the harrowing history of their ancestors’ bondage in Egypt to no purpose?” one writer in a Jewish periodical asked of pro-slavery Jews.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025
"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
CAL also found evidence of debt bondage, a form of forced labor that involves “recruitment fees,” often paid with a loan, with workers essentially indentured until their debts are settled.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
Could their future be united, but this time in a good way, joined not by bondage but by loving hearts and shared Mvskoke values?
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing bondage
Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" Speech
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The Tempest
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