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“Whenever you have a change in leadership, military or otherwise, there is bound to be some churn in information management,” one U.S. official said, granted anonymity to speak candidly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"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

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

“I have secured four double berths in the sleeping car of the ten-fifty train bound for Washington,” she whispered tensely.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan