bound
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Whatever the case, the increase in energy costs is bound to add upward pressure to inflation and possibly push the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates either in July or, more likely, September.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The trials themselves are bound by strict rules.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
They are bound to be weaker, establishing the precedent that each U.S. ally can push for its own preferential monitoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
It also released about 35 percent of the fluorine atoms originally bound within the chemicals, converting them into fluoride salts.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
In August 1852, Phineas leaves New England forever, bound for Chile and a new life as a stagecoach driver.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing bound
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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