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Solicitor Gen. D. John Sauer described the new rules as “modest measures that will help prevent and restrain potential gross abuses of the mails to perpetrate a fraud on the Nation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

“Never mind, Ron,” said Hermione quickly, seizing Ron’s arm to restrain him as he took a step toward Malfoy.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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

It is now at 2%, close to the neutral level at which it neither restrains nor stimulates the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 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

Kat restrains my hand and stoops over him.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Instead they must be restrained through policies and laws, she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Emily Adel, chief of staff at a publishing company, remembers watching her mom live a limited life, restrained by demands at home, never traveling even during her “best years.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

“It was with difficulty that I restrained the impulse more than once to hurl my manuscript at his head,” Stanton later wrote about the committee chairman.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

He referred to himself as an “international arms dealer and mercenary,” the request for a restraining order said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

According to the New York Times’ reporting on the court records, the restraining order request, filed in Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville, sought to keep Seaver away from Parton’s properties and staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Garces Perez's immigration lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, has filed a federal lawsuit for a temporary restraining order to prevent his removal from the country.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

But the Texas court also issued a temporary restraining order preventing West from representing herself as the baby’s parent, or making decisions on his behalf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Matthias’s chair clattered on its side as he sprang forward, breaking free from the restraining paws of the Abbot.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques