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  • past tense form of chain.
  • past participle of chain.

chained





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Searching for "secret information" that could help it cheat the evaluation, the OpenAI system "chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials".

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

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

Boxes are typically bolted into concrete or chained in place.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

By contrast, the German Reich was unfortunate in its ally Austria-Hungary during World War I; one observer likened it to “being chained to a rotting corpse.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

He did not have his hands and feet chained together.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong




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