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tying

adjective as in binding

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"One day, the psychiatrist decided it was better to try tying me to the bed until I ate."

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Having access to the stock market all day and all night won’t impede their lifestyle by tying them to their screens, Berry and Anandan say.

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She told me that tying the pharaoh’s son to the obelisk will ensure that the workers will be very careful when they pull it to its upright position.

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America wants to win the AI race and avoid tying up taxpayer dollars in a costly bust.

Unlike food fashion collaborations of the past — many of which were merely playful stunts — Ref x Nara is a whole domestic fantasy, tying homemaking to glamour.

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