confines
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Drivers have complained in recent years that the cars were simply too big - too long and wide - to race effectively in the tight confines of the streets of Monaco.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
“It is absolutely as true as we could get it within the confines of a two-hour runtime,” Maras adds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“Vivos has prided itself on the ability of members to coexist with each other and within the confines of the Rules and Regulations,” it said in an email to lessees.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
It suggests that snacking beyond the confines of a mouse-sized tin is gluttonous, both nutritionally and spiritually.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
The scents in the air were familiar—hay and sweat and manure—but inside the wood-paneled confines, they were nauseating.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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