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“To try and sidestep Rubio while he is secretary of state is downright foolish and bound to backfire,” said Rick Herrero, the executive director of the Cuba Study Group, a Washington-based policy and advocacy group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
But as with any massive capital-spending wave, there are bound to be bottlenecks.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Whispers about sleazy behavior generally do not meet the coverage threshold for traditional newsrooms, which are bound by strict ethical standards.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The trawler, which had departed from Bangladesh and was bound for Malaysia, "reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding", the agencies said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“A bit single-minded, though. He only goes in straight lines. That’s bound to get dull, boring, tedious, and uninteresting after a bit.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing bound
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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