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restrain

[ri-streyn] / rɪˈstreɪn /


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If the rest of the committee thinks it needs to raise rates to restrain inflation, that’s precisely what it will do, whether Warsh approves or not.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 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

From here on it was clear going, with nothing to restrain the variety of life except the limits of biologic inventiveness.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

Hawks argue that after trimming rates by a half-point this year, rates are at or near the neutral level that neither stimulates nor restrains growth, making further cuts risky.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

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

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

Globalization, cheap manufacturing, abundant savings and restrained wage growth all combined to drive down inflation and, ultimately, interest rates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

"Business will now be able, in Gibraltar, to see a footfall increase which is not going to be restrained by a potential queue on the way in or frontier queue on the way out."

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Resilient travel demand and restrained supply—especially with the onetime discount leader Spirit Airlines out of the picture—are bolstering airline executives’ confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

I felt sorely urged to weep; but conscious how unseasonable such a manifestation would be, I restrained it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Reality TV contestant Stephen Bear is back in prison after admitting breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about ex-partner Georgia Harrison.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

In 2025, the company sought and was denied a temporary restraining order against one resident it claimed harassed lot workers and blocked Waymos from entering the site.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

In her ruling granting a restraining order, U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The judge had short, manicured hair, slightly graying, and he spoke quietly in a way that suggested he was restraining an intensity.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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