restrained
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According to a statement read in court, she had to be restrained by other members of staff.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Rubner, meanwhile, took note of the lull in the earnings-report calendar, the typically restrained activity by retail investors during September and the pre-earnings blackout period that will block corporate share buybacks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
In theory, going public should be the moment when A.I. companies start talking in slightly more restrained terms so that they aren’t sitting ducks for prosecution and civil suits.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The contrast between restrained facades and secretive decoration gets to the heart of the Genoese mentality, says Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, who divides his time between his native Genoa and Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Normally quite restrained in its chess reporting, The New York Times was exuberant in running a salute to Bobby on its editorial page:
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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