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On view are examples of bulbous book bindings, acid-etched vases, satin capes, parchment-covered cabinets, angular decanters, diamond-decorated cloche hats, geometric malachite brooches, stark bas-reliefs, Brancusi-faced collar ads, and boxy, black-lacquer screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

They tend to be these lock-and-key receptors, and if we create a different key, we might be able to alter the bindings.

From Scientific American • Aug. 1, 2023

“We know that cells in the conjunctiva have ACE2 receptors on them — which are the bindings sites for the spike protein on COVID,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 12, 2023

Maybe not since “The Grapes of Wrath” has a work of imaginative literature by a Californian done so much for the world beyond its bindings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Furiously he yanked at the bindings, but they held fast.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver