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  • past participle of bind.
  • past tense form of bind.
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bound

[bound] / baʊnd /






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Still, some of the increase in wholesale prices is bound to make its way to consumers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Phillips, who was deemed unfit to face a criminal trial, was given an absolute discharge by the judge at Bradford Crown Court, who said she was "bound by the statutory framework".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Beside Grant, who is bound for the Portland Cascade, there will be 12 other former Bruins sprinkled among the league’s six rosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“A bit single-minded, though. He only goes in straight lines. That’s bound to get dull, boring, tedious, and uninteresting after a bit.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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