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Example Sentences

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"This is explained by our initiatives and also by the fact that they were using Iranian ports or carrying goods coming from or bound for Iran."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

We are bound to see a new platform, a new product, and a new service that become pretty mass.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

They were homeward bound too, with baskets on their heads full of foodstuffs, the son carrying the heaviest.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo