restrain
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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
South Korea’s headline inflation moderated in July after reaching a 30-month high in June, partly because government measures helped restrain fuel and electricity prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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
With an effort I managed to restrain my incredulous laughter.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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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
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
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Giving evidence from behind a screen, Botezatu, from Bucharest, said he was pushed into the fence and then restrained.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rubner, meanwhile, took note of the lull in the earnings-report calendar, the typically restrained activity by retail investors during September and the pre-earnings blackout period that will block corporate share buybacks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 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
AI search monetization remains intentionally restrained against intense price competition, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He’d been restrained by a rope at some point; it was still tied around his waist and trailed in the dirt.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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Kiffin was emboldened to do so when a restraining order from a Louisiana judge said players denied a fifth year of eligibility could return to college, even if they’d suited up for NFL preseason games.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The court was told Jerome had been made subject to a restraining order in 2018 after attending Piper's home address, posting cards through her door and sending letters by post to her.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The restraining order follows a Colorado court ruling on July 31 that granted athletes who began their collegiate careers in the 2022-23 season a fifth year of eligibility for the upcoming season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
West, who is barred from presenting herself as a parent, cannot visit the child because of a restraining order.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
I was restraining my delight with considerable difficulty.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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