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restraint
noun as in self-control
noun as in limitation; something that holds
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Example Sentences
Bulls may see that as an opportunity for small equipment manufacturers, but the large-equipment makers’ restraint is also a reminder that hot markets don’t always last.
The CPR report stated that "Foden's victims of excessive force used in restraint were all male".
A bipartisan and international consensus had long decried the gathering threat of Saddam Hussein’s aggression and defiance of United Nations restraints.
The U.S. isn’t urging restraint, a senior Western official said.
Amnesty International warned the "risk of further escalation is high" as it urged restraint from authorities.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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