restrain

A few efforts to restrain Southern Pacific were tried, and died, but at last, in 1911, a governor named Hiram Johnson gave voters the tools to end-run SP.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

At present, the key rate is judged to neither restrain nor stimulate activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Congress has traditional powers that it can use to restrain military spending.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The idea is to tighten financial conditions enough to restrain inflation, which could eventually pressure equity prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Marv knows I’ll have to restrain myself from saying something.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Consent restrains authority, but constitutional authority also restrains political will.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Where other filmmakers would painstakingly elucidate every thematic detail to make their silly popcorn movie “say something,” Mitchell restrains himself.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Ultimately, the goal is growth that is less dependent on leverage combined with regulation that restrains excess without choking activity.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026

More aggressive fine print restrains other follies like the bond portfolio mismatches that undid California-based Silicon Valley Bank two years ago, says Davide Oneglia, director of European and global macro at TS Lombard.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

Kat restrains my hand and stoops over him.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Yet his handling of a script by Peter Gamble, a professor at the USC film school, is deft and restrained, letting the beats speak for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The student, who has limited verbal communication, was walking to school when agents tackled him, questioned him about his citizenship and restrained him in their vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

After gaining entry, he "intervened with the assistance of a cabin crew member and several passengers, and together they rescued the injured captain and restrained the suspect".

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

It’s also showing a relatively restrained level of engagement in November’s general elections for the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

My mom’s voice, however, is less restrained than my dad’s, as always.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Danny Nozell, Parton's longtime manager and the head of She's Alive, filed for a temporary restraining order against Seaver and his company, which was granted by a judge.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Chancellor I’Ashea Myles in September approved She’s Alive’s request for a temporary restraining order against Seaver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

A judge had issued a temporary restraining order against Seaver as part of the proceedings, which were voluntarily dismissed Thursday in a Nashville court, multiple US media said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

She said that is a strong indicator a restraining order “would serve the public interest.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

I was restraining my delight with considerable difficulty.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok