as in binds
to confine or restrain with or as if with chains
enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement
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Randall Zúñiga, director of that country's Judicial Investigation Agency, said last year tests showed Miller Gardner had high levels of carboxyhemoglobin, a compound generated when carbon monoxide binds to hemoglobin in the blood.—
ABC News,
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How Icotyde Works to Treat Plaque Psoriasis Icotyde binds to the interleukin-23 (IL-23) receptor, blocking it and thus interrupting the signaling pathway in the body that drives inflammation.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Edison ties most executive compensation not to safety but to its financial performance.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The 108-degree day in North Shore, California, ties a mark first reached by Rio Grande City, Texas, in 1954.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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To address this, Ivo uses a multi-step pipeline that chains together more than 400 model calls for each contract review.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Tokyo Central is owned by Japanese company Pan Pacific Retail Management, which also runs the grocery chains Gelson’s and Don Quijote.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
3 Dec. 2025
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“Enfetters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfetters. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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