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Yasukuni this week also appealed to visitors to refrain from wearing military-style uniforms so that the "general public can worship in peace and quiet at our shrine".

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

With the recent release of her new music video for “Petal,” those messages intensified to establish a troubling refrain: “Is Ariana Grande OK?”

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Even while incarcerated, she cannot refrain from scheming,” the prosecutor said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

It said Spain would refrain from imposing its border checks if Italy ended its own controls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

I play a refrain of the piece I played before.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The dollar strengthened, but is likely to weaken this year even if the Federal Reserve refrains from cutting interest rates, TD Securities strategists said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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

If Iran refrains from violent crackdowns on protesters, there is a chance that anti-government protestors overthrow the government.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026

In my ear, my Baba’s deep voice murmurs the refrains.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

Central banks refrained from aggressive tightening cycles amid economic growth, a trend which Matejka and his team do not see changing dramatically.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026

But, unlike Hezbollah, which attacked Israel on March 2, three days after the U.S. and Israeli campaign on Iran, the Houthis had refrained from helping their ally, until Monday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

In the course of the restless night, he had reached his decision, though at present he refrained from speaking of it, still unsure he had chosen wisely.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

“The committee wants evidence that inflation is trending lower — i.e. lower core inflation — to feel comfortable refraining from a rate hike,” said Bill Adams, chief economist at Comerica Bank.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

But the 70-year-old pontiff has been cautious in his statements since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran that started the war on February 28, refraining from naming any party in his condemnations and appeals for peace.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

The company’s significant cash pile has drawn attention from investors with Berkshire refraining from repurchasing any of its shares in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 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

This morning Wargrave had sat huddled in his chair on the terrace refraining from any overt activity.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie