confining
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Materials with higher refractive indices are better at confining and directing light within devices.
From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026
In light of the academic fascination with diversity, Matthew Avery Sutton’s “Chosen Land” is noteworthy for confining its attention to Christianity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
"As the law currently stands, confining an offender to a particular area or restricting an offender from leaving a defined area runs the real risk of breaching both Articles 5 and or 8," he added.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
Aiding this descent is Lennert Hillege’s cinematography, coolly observant of confining darkness and stultifying daylight, not quite naturalism and not quite noir.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025
The faint dampness and confining cling of my sleeping-bag; the sound of the snow; barely audible, Estraven’s breathing as he sleeps; darkness.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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