tethered

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Hailing from a different strain of the Shia faith, the Houthis are less ideologically tethered to Iran and have long enjoyed more independence from Tehran than other proxies in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Although the actor felt tethered to the character while on set, she could easily dissociate at the end of the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

He readied a pledge to invest vast amounts in the U.S. and emphasized the U.A.E. had tethered itself to the U.S. on AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Doing something your brain tells you is structurally impossible was like inhabiting an optical illusion and we all laughed as we scaled the multi-tiered falls with the occasional assistance of a tethered rope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

It was too cold for a picnic, but they had one anyway, sitting under a magnolia tree with the horses tethered to a split-rail fence.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan