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These devices rely on powerful magnetic fields to confine a plasma: an electrically charged gas often called the fourth state of matter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

The gold structures form tiny cavities that confine light between the gold and semiconductor layers.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

The film’s merit is not simply in how it illustrates the structures that bind and confine, but in how Wilde propulsively peels them apart to create a picture of romantic neuroses anyone can relate to.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

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

Will you confine yourself to answering my questions.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Even with “Digger,” Cruise’s most ambitious project in years, he confines himself to a loud, obnoxious character destined to be written about as a “big swing.”

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

For some of the best local cuisine, you’ll have to leave the confines of Paradise Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

I’m not advocating for speeding, but you’re not bound by the confines of traffic, where you have a stoplight at every block.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Last week, he was transferred while awaiting trial to Bolivia’s maximum-security Chonchocoro prison, infamous for its high-altitude, ill-heated confines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

You think, as you walk away from Le Cirque des Rêves and into the creeping dawn, that you felt more awake within the confines of the circus.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Which means these attitudes are not just confined to dedicated craft-snarking spaces.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

While one might assume there’s a small dedicated area where the rain is confined, that’s not the case — it splatters over the whole stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In July, AI agents developed by OpenAI attacked Hugging Face, an AI model and application library, during an incident where the autonomous software escaped its confined testing environment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Imagine trying to measure the curvature of Earth while confined to your own neighborhood.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Even if the earthquake had been confined to Magpie Island, it meant that Dad could not drive back to the campground.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

She stressed the dangers of confining discussion of eating disorders to weight alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Using this concept, the team designed and experimentally demonstrated a three dimensional singular dielectric resonator capable of confining light below the diffraction limit in all three spatial dimensions.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

He was impeached on 14 December, and on 3 January – after confining himself inside the presidential residence for two-and-a-half weeks – arrested.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

Oh, and there’s a giant hole in the ceiling of her apartment, confining her to a hotel room while her landlord drags his feet to get it fixed.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

“The ‘fowl’ smell can be concealed by confining our preparations to the chicken coop.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood