restraint
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What’s interesting is that this restraint ended up serving him well.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Congrats on the Lakers showing some restraint in only giving Austin Reaves $185 million for four years instead of the expected $240 million for five years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
All the prison officers involved in the restraint of Allan Marshall were granted lifetime immunity from prosecution to persuade them to give evidence at a fatal accident inquiry.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Many companies have had to raise prices to offset their own rising costs, though resistance from customers has acted as a restraint on how far companies can go.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
What is pertinent is the calmness of that beauty, its sense of restraint.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Specificity is key, because AI recommendations are going to be more targeted if there are more restraints in the prompt.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
“Regulation is not about slowing down progress. It is about asking questions and saying that in the absence of answers, we’re going to put on reasonable restraints that we can revisit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
There are also other potential restraints on the U.S. escalating.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
The judges found in the case of three restraints, force used was "not reasonable in all the circumstances" and that £2,000 in compensatory damages for each of them awarded in 2024 remained warranted.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
He doesn’t fight the restraints, but his hands fidget continuously.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing restraint
Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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Excerpts from "Jacobson v. Massachusetts"
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 4
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