restrain
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Congress created Medicare Advantage in 1997 with the goal of using market competition to improve care for seniors and restrain spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
For more than a year, the owners of other major league teams have telegraphed their desire to restrain all that spending, preferably through a salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
That's a struggle many businesses share, with Ukraine's central bank saying recently that "The difficult situation in the energy sector will continue to restrain business activity for a long time".
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Because downside risk is real, these actors have strong incentives to restrain excessive risk-taking.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
If he is capable, the republic must restrain him with laws so that he does not exceed his authority.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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