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tether

[teth-er] / ˈtɛð ər /




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They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Investigators found Hexa used the account to move about $500 million worth of the stablecoin tether over several months since 2024 to what investigators referred to as “Entity A.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Crunch, as a sensation, sometimes works like a gentle tether back to appetite.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Hilary, however, feels "totally helpless" and at the end of her tether.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

She imagined a door to the Otherworld with a tether of light wrapped around its handle.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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