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spellbound

[spel-bound] / ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd /


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A former professor of biology at the University of the South, Mr. Haskell has made a career of explaining the lives of plants to spellbound audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The spellbound astronauts pinned themselves to the windows, the first humans to see the far side of our nearest celestial neighbour.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2025

Whitney Houston is luxury displaced, spellbound, chased away.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2023

As Amendola gently prodded him with questions, Best kept attendees spellbound with stories about the Beatles' early days.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2023

We waited spellbound to hear who Preacher Parr thought better of than himself.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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