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And he enforced antitrust laws because powerful economic actors sometimes fail to restrain themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Carmakers have responded by offering other incentives and trying to restrain price increases.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 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

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

But Athena had no desire now to let the suitors restrain themselves from wounding words and acts.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

There is also a deeper question: How close are rates to “neutral,” a level that neither stimulates nor restrains the economy?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 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

The order restrains the defendants from granting access to Treasury Department records containing personally identifiable or confidential information to special government employees, political appointees, and other employees from outside the department.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025

This restrains male aggression and enables humans selectively to control the herd’s procreation.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Tanook Hines, USC’s top returning receiver, was a bit less restrained in his evaluation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

That’s the most restrained reading in 5½ years.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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

Kevin Maher from The Times, external said 54-year-old Johnson was "three decades too old to play Maui", with "his performance oddly lacklustre and restrained".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Magdalys wanted to ask her who on earth she was, this strange, slender girl who seemed to know everything from battle tactics to acrobatics, but she restrained herself.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

FlightAware has claimed Kalshi continues to solicit bets using its data and repeatedly invokes the FlightAware mark, which is why it is seeking a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Georgia Harrison did not attend court, but the prosecution read out a statement where she described feeling isolated, exposed and unsafe, and asked for the restraining order to be extended.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In addition to the prison sentence, the judge extended the restraining order to stop Bear from contacting Miss Harrison's mother and her friend, which remain in place until a new order is put in.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

Will felt himself grow dizzy, and Lyra was restraining Pantalaimon, hare-formed himself in sympathy, who was bucking and snapping in her arms.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman