restrained

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“Her heart was pierced because of what she would see,” Wille said, in what struck me as a moment of restrained insight.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Swim, the album's first single, is subtle and restrained, the sort of music that drifts lazily into your ears before getting stuck on your internal radio.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Smith had studied the architects while a student at Hampton University, and has documented on his Instagram their various stylings, which range from restrained to whimsical to ornate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“Amongst Women” depicts this claustrophobic domain in restrained prose that is infused with tension when Moran marries again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

He was in a mercurial Hastings temper, and a halter and chain looped over his bridle barely restrained him.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand