confine

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Instead of trapping light inside solid matter, they confine it within subwavelength air cavities etched into a material with a very high refractive index.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The harsh environment would confine people to domes or underground shelters, where boredom and isolation would be real dangers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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

The buttons of his waistcoat strain to confine his drumlike girth.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline