bound for

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A working base would allow sustained scientific research, the testing of technology bound for future Mars missions, and the eventual extraction of lunar resources.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Beside Grant, who is bound for the Portland Cascade, there will be 12 other former Bruins sprinkled among the league’s six rosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

At a Frito-Lay warehouse in Phoenix, workers load Cheetos and Doritos onto Gatik trucks daily, bound for dozens of locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

He told us to stop fussing, and then with no efforts to repress his disdain he packed her into a rickshaw bound for the polyclinic.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri