confine
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"There's nobody out here to watch over you or help you or confine you. You're kind of on your own," Glaser said.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Until this week, it seemed that to avoid even the appearance of repeating the war in Iraq, the U.S. would confine its operation to air and naval actions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Furthermore, we’re going to confine those categories very narrowly.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
The best hope for the Fed, then, is to get inflation low and confine annual price increases to a stable and narrow range.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
Come critique time, most students behaved as if the assignment had been to confine the stories in a dark, enclosed area and test their reaction to sensory deprivation.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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