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  • present tense form of chain (3rd person singular).

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Independents sit next to big-name chains, and business is brisk.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Dozens of companies, including big hotel chains on the holiday islands, have now signed up to the scheme.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

At the factory in Yiwu, China's wholesale hub in the east of the country, workers affixed chains to the blue and white Messi "goats", which are designed to be attached to bags.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

While Beijing holds roughly half of global rare-earth reserves, it controls more than 90% of processing and magnet production, giving it a dominating influence over global supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Before the introduction of ether a few months before, surgeons had to employ powerful assistants to hold down patients or restrain them with leather-covered chains.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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