bound
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"I was house bound, I was looking after my mum," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
These are just suggestions, however; some people spend more while others spend less, and these guidelines are bound to change.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
British politicians have tried pretty much every other option to stabilize their energy markets, so eventually someone was bound to stumble into the right idea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Looking back now, the decision is even more inspired than it was then: a bold, personal choice that helped Coppola’s film stand out from the otherwise stuffy welcome it was bound to receive.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
“I was bound to work with the family until I was eighteen. But once Auntie Matchmaker found your ba for me, I told the tai-tai about the trouble with her husband. She let me go.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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