confine
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The Dodgers have said closer Edwin Díaz is expected to return from elbow surgery sometime after the All-Star break, which would confine that time frame to two weeks, if that.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Instead of trapping light inside solid matter, they confine it within subwavelength air cavities etched into a material with a very high refractive index.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
"There's nobody out here to watch over you or help you or confine you. You're kind of on your own," Glaser said.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Until this week, it seemed that to avoid even the appearance of repeating the war in Iraq, the U.S. would confine its operation to air and naval actions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Come critique time, most students behaved as if the assignment had been to confine the stories in a dark, enclosed area and test their reaction to sensory deprivation.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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