confinement
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Light cannot easily be confined into extremely small spaces because the uncertainty principle links its confinement to its wavelength.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Goldman, now 73, said that despite the confinement, time went by quickly between the medical visits, keeping his journal and giving interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Now that he was out of solitary confinement, Havens’ interest in gang politics had disappeared.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
Lindsay and Craig say that conditions in Evin prison are better than solitary confinement, but are still tough.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The fact that confinement prevents one from observing an isolated quark or gluon might seem to make the whole notion of quarks and gluons as particles somewhat metaphysical.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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