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The phrase "a chain around the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in various contexts, often metaphorically to describe a restriction or burden that limits freedom or movement.
Example: "She felt like there was a chain around her heart, preventing her from truly enjoying life."
Alternatives: "a shackle around the" or "a bond around the".
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Protesters formed a chain around the victim.
We make a chain around the earth.
What about the padlock on a chain around the neck?
In the rehearsal, the children wound in a chain around the studio.
The wearing of a mezuzah on a chain around the neck is a practice of relatively recent origin.
Each defendant was flanked by a US marshal, his hands shackled together and tied to a chain around the waist of his blue prison jumpsuit.
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I took this photo three seconds before that fuzzy li'l leprechaun's left arm swung a chain around and crunched me on the side of the head.
As they entered some of the blocks — Bumgarner in his camouflage fatigues, Aamer handcuffed to a chain around his waist — the cells erupted with applause.
Imagine being handcuffed with a chain around your waist securing the handcuffs to your stomach area.
Happily, appreciating a gift doesn't mean wearing it on a chain around your neck — or eating the dogs kids love to bite 24/7!
She wears a heavy gold cross on a chain around her neck, representing her order, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
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