restrain

Greenspan contended that a gold-backed monetary system would restrain government spending, prevent reckless money creation and largely eliminate the destructive boom-bust cycle that has plagued modern economies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Singer Sae Sar -- who performs under a stage name -- said such stresses fuel the appetite for nightlife even as they restrain it, giving Yangon's social scene its contradictory quality.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

That framework has a grim internal logic: when the economy improves, policy must restrain it before workers and businesses get too comfortable.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 6, 2026

In law and social science, we call this impact a chilling effect – the behavioral tendency for people in face of a threat to self-censor and restrain their activities for self-protection.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

The present—the passing second of time—was all I had in which to control and restrain him: a movement of repulsion, flight, fear would have sealed my doom,—and his.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Ultimately, the goal is growth that is less dependent on leverage combined with regulation that restrains excess without choking activity.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

Also speaking to lawmakers, BOE Chief Economist Huw Pill said he isn’t convinced that inflation will settle at 2% if the key rate is cut to a level that no longer restrains economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

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

The order restrains the defendants from granting access to Treasury Department records containing personally identifiable or confidential information to special government employees, political appointees, and other employees from outside the department.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 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

That’s the most restrained reading in 5½ years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

The author, restrained and watchful, proves the exception.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Only after the prey is fully restrained does the spider approach and wrap it in silk.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

The BBC has obtained previously unseen footage of a man who died after being restrained by prison officers, which contradicts the version of events put forward by officials.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

The album was flipped through and, finally, the customer was satisfied and seated, frayed plastic hoisted around her neck, her chair height adjusted, and Mariama all the time smiling a smile full of things restrained.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The coalition has asked the companies not to close the transaction until the legal challenge is resolved, and warned it would seek a temporary restraining order if they refuse.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Life-long restraining orders should also offer them some comfort.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

He was granted a temporary restraining order and a subsequent hearing was set for July 16.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Judge Katherine Polk Failla, an Obama appointee, issued the temporary restraining order the day after hearing oral argument.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

But Brutus's excitement got the best of him, and he ended up knocking the ball just past the length of the chain restraining him.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds