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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

The key waterway normally sees a fifth of the world's energy supplies pass through it, much of it bound for Asia.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 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

“I shall wear my royal costume again in the morning, to board whatever magnificent ship bound for England the clerk has booked passage on,” she thought, giving the cherub a fond pat on the cheek.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood