restraint
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It is the kind of fee, in the club's new era of restraint, that suggests he should also be one of the "first four or five names on the team sheet".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
"The whole world is watching how Uganda mourns its king," he said, urging people to show "restraint and respect".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The source of his bewildering restraint becomes a mystery concealed on every page.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
"It will require rule of law, restraint, honest communication, disciplined leadership, and institutions that can still listen," Rwabwogo said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
So far, he’d kept his hands in the touristy regions, showing a restraint Marcus never had.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
“There are certain normative restraints that would have held three years ago and no longer do,” said Sidharth Kaushal, a senior research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
DWP officials concede they’re hampered by budget restraints, manpower limitations, long project timelines and the sizable footprint of the repairs needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
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
There are also other potential restraints on the U.S. escalating.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
The three of them tightened the restraints of their chairs.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing restraint
Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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Excerpts from "Jacobson v. Massachusetts"
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