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Humanitarianism didn’t restrain Ms. Rodrigues-Birkett while celebrating 40 years of Guyanese diplomatic relations with Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The findings suggest that chronic pain may interfere with the ability of mu opioid receptors to restrain activity in locus coeruleus brain cells.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Carmakers have responded by offering other incentives and trying to restrain price increases.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

“I’m trying to restrain from a forecast of what’s going to happen, as opposed to just reading and reacting,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is the bad people who need to have principles to restrain them.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Not only is doing all this good for me physically, but it restrains my out-of-pocket medical costs and makes me better able to play with my grandkids.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 7, 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

This restrains male aggression and enables humans selectively to control the herd’s procreation.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Giving evidence from behind a screen, Botezatu, from Bucharest, said he was pushed into the fence and then restrained.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

In theory, going public should be the moment when A.I. companies start talking in slightly more restrained terms so that they aren’t sitting ducks for prosecution and civil suits.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

The contrast between restrained facades and secretive decoration gets to the heart of the Genoese mentality, says Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, who divides his time between his native Genoa and Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 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

Mom was suspiciously restrained during the entire discussion and I should’ve known then that she was up to something.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Earlier this year, the board took the unusual step of voting to seek a workplace restraining order against Unger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

She also concluded that her 14-day temporary restraining order is not appealable.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

It is unclear whether anyone will contest the Louisiana temporary restraining order.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

ABC is asking the court for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt the FCC’s license renewal process and requested a hearing from the D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Startling myself with my bold speech, I withdrew my hand from his and clasped it with my other hand, thus restraining myself.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein