bound
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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
It takes great courage to look into the past with clear eyes, especially when what you’ll see is bound to remain hazy, forcing you to squint and carve out whatever truth you can from it.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
As it turns out, even companies that defy the laws of gravity are bound by the laws of economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Its language is bound to become more hawkish, Budaghyan said.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
I jump out and run past her, bound through the kitchen, and catapult over a basket of potatoes with the leap of an adventure hero.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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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