bound

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Some are fiduciaries, bound by pledges to look after your best interests, while others — even some good ones — are not fiduciaries.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But if Thompson’s noir tales are bound by the restraints of the era and genre, they are also liberated by them, and these books are surprisingly experimental.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Much of that is bound for Asian countries, which have seen energy flows abruptly dry up, as prices spike and supplies shrink.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

She was, in short, a golden child from a prominent family, bound for success.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

My name means I am bound, but I can grow more powerful than those bindings.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff