bound
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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
Attracting and retaining the right talent is bound to remain essential.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
With a British and Irish Lions tour on the horizon, and Saracens bound for the Championship, it was assumed there would be an exodus.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Even though the “K-shaped economy is bound to have varying degrees of impact across our coverage based on customer demographics, we expect limited overall economic impact” from lower-income cohorts spending less, says Shemesh.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
“I was bound to work with the family until I was eighteen. But once Auntie Matchmaker found your ba for me, I told the tai-tai about the trouble with her husband. She let me go.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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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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