restraint
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Their eventual detente turns into something more meaningful for both of them, and Wikstrom and Angelo exercise the perfect amount of restraint to make their characters’ tentative friendship believable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Deployment doesn’t just unleash the airbag; it also deploys the car’s supplemental restraint system, the entire airbag system.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Pakistan's top diplomat called for "de-escalation" and for all sides to "show restraint" during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart on Sunday, the foreign ministry said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
Part of that restraint reflects a belief inside the administration that the trade relationship has already been reshaped.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
“Still, for all Grigori’s virtues, he is impulsive. He would rather target street kids than think higher. He lacks restraint and true vision.”
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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
Roberts said he did not believe that whatever restraints the Dodgers might put on Yamamoto would spoil his chances for the Cy Young award, if his performance otherwise warrants it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
During a two-year trial at Polmont, the jail saw a 70% reduction in floor restraints and an 87% reduction in the use of pain-inducing holds.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
This could mean import commitments or voluntary export restraints, as in the case of Japan in the 1980s to manage the flow of autos into the United States, he said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
He waves his hand, and my burning restraints loosen enough to fall in a pile at my ankles.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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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