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restrain

[ri-strayn] / rɪˈstreɪn /


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The idea is to tighten financial conditions enough to restrain inflation, which could eventually pressure equity prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Otherwise, there’s a very real risk that corporate crime will get even harder to restrain than it is already.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

Before the 2023 study, Leng and colleagues had found that Menin helps restrain inflammation in the hypothalamus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Diplomatic efforts are stepping up while China and other partners are reported to have urged Iran to restrain Houthi attacks near Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Kim adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I had to prevent them, but even if I found a way to restrain them it wasn’t an option, since then they wouldn’t be able to forage and keep themselves alive.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Not only is doing all this good for me physically, but it restrains my out-of-pocket medical costs and makes me better able to play with my grandkids.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

There is also a deeper question: How close are rates to “neutral,” a level that neither stimulates nor restrains the economy?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

More aggressive fine print restrains other follies like the bond portfolio mismatches that undid California-based Silicon Valley Bank two years ago, says Davide Oneglia, director of European and global macro at TS Lombard.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

And it is not just fear, fear of standing alone, that restrains you; it is also genuine uncertainty….

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

This restrains male aggression and enables humans selectively to control the herd’s procreation.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

After gaining entry, he "intervened with the assistance of a cabin crew member and several passengers, and together they rescued the injured captain and restrained the suspect".

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

It’s also showing a relatively restrained level of engagement in November’s general elections for the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

After the fight was over, doctors treated the injured, and one of the pilots was restrained, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Emily Adel, chief of staff at a publishing company, remembers watching her mom live a limited life, restrained by demands at home, never traveling even during her “best years.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Private companies would be granted leases to extract minerals and harvest timber, but they would be required to do so in a restrained, intelligent, sustainable way.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

A livid Kruger obtained a temporary restraining order against Cienfuegos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Cienfuegos said the restraining order has since been largely lifted and a “no contact order” remains, which “prevents Kruger and I from coming closer than 10 feet while campaigning.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

US District Judge Jennifer Rochon issued a temporary restraining order, preventing the administration from creating or airing such ads for 14 days.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The latest courtroom clash comes after a temporary restraining order was granted against Seaver on Sept. 22.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

The judge issued a temporary restraining order, barring the Times from printing more of the Pentagon Papers until the trial was concluded.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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