- present participle of restrain.
restraining
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Danny Nozell, Parton's longtime manager and the head of She's Alive, filed for a temporary restraining order against Seaver and his company, which was granted by a judge.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Chancellor I’Ashea Myles in September approved She’s Alive’s request for a temporary restraining order against Seaver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
A judge had issued a temporary restraining order against Seaver as part of the proceedings, which were voluntarily dismissed Thursday in a Nashville court, multiple US media said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
After Frimpong issued a temporary restraining order last year, the government “represented to this Court and the Supreme Court that these operations were based on ‘intelligence,’” the motion states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
“This is a restraining order forbidding you from working at T. J. Raney High School.”
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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