But Quebec's position on immigration puts the province in a bind: politicians and pundits are raising alarm that Quebec's influence in the federation would inevitably decline if its population fails to grow at the same rate as the rest of the country's.

Source: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-government-rejects-trudeau-s-immigration-plan-fears-decline-of-french-1.6392715

If those strikes do happen, then networks could be in a bind in the fall TV season without the usual material to premiere.

Source: https://www.cinemablend.com/television/night-court-renewed-for-season-2-at-nbc-and-thats-not-all-for-melissa-rauch-and-john-larroquettes-show

If you can’t pay it without putting yourself in a bind.

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/06/07/nfl-enlists-tom-brady-to-help-educate-players-on-gambling-policy/

It was a slow session as markets are caught in a bind waiting on the US CPI data to come later.

Source: https://www.forexlive.com/news/forexlive-european-fx-news-wrap-dollar-steady-ahead-of-cpi-data-20230913/

Linda Alkalash, executive director at the Jordanian legal aid and human rights NGO Tamkeen, explained that while Syrian refugees have been granted partial access to work permits in Jordan, refugees from other communities are left in a bind.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/we-only-ate-rice-for-a-week-yemeni-sudanese-refugees-struggle-to-survive-in-jordan/

Yet Putin is unlikely to find himself in a Hague courtroom anytime soon, and the warrant could put other governments in a bind as they seek a diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2023/05/04/international-criminal-court-karim-khan/