restrain

Higher rates tend to depress economic growth and restrain inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Somehow, he managed to restrain himself from bending to one knee and kissing the president’s ring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Pianese argued that the fact the two officers had to use pepper spray and needed the help of a civilian to restrain Fakir showed that the use of force had not been excessive.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

It may directly reduce oxidative stress while also increasing mitochondrial microproteins that help restrain damaging cellular pathways.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

I added my own exaggerated details of how many people had to restrain her, without any mention of how frightened I’d been, and how ashamed I’d felt when she lost control in front of everybody.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

TUV leader Jim Allister said he welcomed the ruling as it "restrains" the effect of the Windsor Framework.

From BBC ● May 7, 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

Also speaking to lawmakers, BOE Chief Economist Huw Pill said he isn’t convinced that inflation will settle at 2% if the key rate is cut to a level that no longer restrains economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 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

Asked about her most recent comments during a ministerial visit on Wednesday, Swinney was characteristically restrained.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

He is renowned for his precise and restrained use of language, delivering provocative truths about people’s ugliest impulses and asking the audience to laugh at them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

A fairly narrow gap makes sense if corporate-earnings growth is going to be strong for a long period and if borrowing remains relatively restrained.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

That’s the most restrained reading in 5½ years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

His manner was not constrained—he had left shyness a long way behind him if he ever had any—but it was restrained: tentative, aloof.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

In addition to the prison sentence, the judge extended the restraining order to stop Bear from contacting Miss Harrison's mother and her friend, which remain in place until a new order is put in.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a restraining order to temporarily halt the proceedings.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

After Frimpong issued a temporary restraining order last year, the government “represented to this Court and the Supreme Court that these operations were based on “intelligence,” the motion states.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Paramount’s decision came after a California federal court had granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing in 28 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The tears he had been restraining broke out and poured down his cheeks in a torrent.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner