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chain

[cheyn] / tʃeɪn /




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Aughinish said in a statement on Friday that its alumina had "no connection whatsoever to the Russian military supply chain".

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

“When it takes months to reach decisions that make it down the chain of command and are stalled by paperwork.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Because this type of multipoint investigation is reactive, the product that’s suspected of causing the illness may have already moved through the supply chain into stores or restaurants and has already been consumed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Fury arrived wearing a designer robe and a large cross chain.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

A thin brass chain dangling from the wire.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Battery manufacturing requires extensive industrial supply chains that remain concentrated in Asia, with South Africa dominating the emerging sector on the continent.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

It is about the passing of specific legislation, mirroring the US ban on products that have used forced labour in supply chains.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

It could take months for Taco Bell to rebuild its business, based on the experiences of other restaurant chains trying to move past a food safety crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Adoption of e-readers like the Kindle and Kobo didn’t replace physical books; and despite the shuttering of mass-market chains like Borders, Waldenbooks and B. Dalton, the last 30 years have seen a reading boom.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Schools all over the country are working on their own chains to send here to help you get to six million!

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

AI also has helped accelerate the microshift movement by taking over lower-level tasks that keep people chained to their desks during specific hours, such as sorting and responding to emails.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Outside the capital's national police facility known as Zone 7, family members had chained themselves to prison gates, while some had spent weeks sleeping in tents.

From Barron's Mar. 8, 2026

"You get the impression that Sly Dunbar is chained to a studio seat somewhere in Jamaica, but in fact what happens is that his drum tracks are so interesting, they get used again and again."

From BBC Jan. 26, 2026

"The doors are chained and bolted, Your Grandness," answered a voice in the audience.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

Adding eight gigawatts of new demand to a 2.4 gigawatt system is like chaining an M1 Abrams tank to a Toyota Camry and expecting the two vehicles to drive calmly down the highway together.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

You and your husband have gone from wanting to sell this house to actually chaining yourself to the house and the future occupants.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

Overloading can happen in two ways - one is known as "daisy chaining".

From BBC Dec. 20, 2025

“They were chaining the steps in behind us,” Seals said, “so we didn’t have a way out, really.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2024

Short of chaining him to his side, Luke had done everything he could to keep Toby from making the mistake he seemed intent on making.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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