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The judge ordered the companies to "refrain from initiating, pursuing, carrying out or having carried out any material actions" that would involve drilling, installing infrastructure or extracting hydrocarbons, according to a ruling seen by AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The Saudi Foreign Ministry said it would refrain from retaliating against the Iraqi militias at the request of Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But if you were in that meadow with hundreds of happy people sighing out every “ah-ah” in unison, you would have quickly picked up that refrain and maybe even joined the chorus.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

I’d also refrain from comparing him with your other direct report; they are different people with different aptitudes, and one performance doesn’t need to anchor the other.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

I reached the end of the refrain before Aloine’s first stanza.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Sterling was higher against the dollar, and Commerzbank said the pound could be vulnerable to falls, if the BOE refrains from raising interest rates Thursday, and at upcoming meetings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“This proposal is decidedly neutral and refrains from saying that any asset class is any better or worse than other investment types.”

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

“This proposal is decidedly neutral and refrains from saying that any asset class is any better or worse than other investment types, as the law requires,” said U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

Along with boasting one of the most easily recallable and down-to-Earth refrains in popular music, “Kiss” has a noteworthy history.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2026

Like a strange sort of choir music, one voice blending into the next, the refrains so familiar that he could have mouthed the words along with them.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

While the band refrained from directly addressing their past on stage, the emotional weight of their history peaked during the finale Still Life.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Laura Ingraham and Jesse Watters chose not to preview or promote the speech in the two prime hours leading up to it, and Ingraham refrained from mentioning it on her Friday, Monday and Tuesday broadcasts.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

But it has refrained from fresh attacks on Israeli or Saudi targets, as Tehran seems to calibrate its policy in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“I, however, refrained from offering any projections of my own, consistent with my long-held views on the SEP, at least as currently structured.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Yossarian refrained from pointing out that Colonel Cathcart, Colonel Korn and Milo could all go to Russia if they did not like the way he was stirring up trouble.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The Bank of Japan earlier this week held its short-term policy rate steady, with BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda refraining from providing a clear signal on the timing of the next rate move.

From MarketWatch ● May 2, 2026

"The parties must take urgent measures to protect civilians, including by refraining from the military use of civilian objects."

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

A spokesperson for the CHP said that, out of respect for Cano’s family and the integrity of the review process, the agency was refraining from comment until it had “thoroughly examined” the medical examiner’s report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

But not all of “Warhead” is so grim: The author, while refraining from full-on prescription, does offer hopeful suggestions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

If you have not as yet replied to my letter, please go on refraining.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger