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Higher long-term rates can restrain spending and investment, doing some of the work that Fed rate increases are intended to accomplish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Before the 2023 study, Leng and colleagues had found that Menin helps restrain inflammation in the hypothalamus.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Cluny could scarcely restrain himself from leaping for it.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

Russia’s central bank Friday lowered its key interest rate for a fifth straight meeting, but said it will continue to keep borrowing costs at a level that restrains activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 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

And it is not just fear, fear of standing alone, that restrains you; it is also genuine uncertainty….

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025

Kat restrains my hand and stoops over him.

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

Kenya's Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen told the BBC that the police action had been "restrained" after the crowd starting throwing stones.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

It’s also showing a relatively restrained level of engagement in November’s general elections for the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

After the fight was over, doctors treated the injured, and one of the pilots was restrained, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

Charlie is confused at being restrained this way.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

US District Judge Jennifer Rochon issued a temporary restraining order, preventing the administration from creating or airing such ads for 14 days.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The latest courtroom clash comes after a temporary restraining order was granted against Seaver on Sept. 22.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Officials often gauge how much they are restraining the economy against some estimate of an unobservable “neutral” rate, the level that neither spurs nor slows growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The office said the delay was the result of insufficient funding and challenges with coordinating between the many agencies responsible for the county’s restraining order system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“As a heart attack. I tried to get in touch with Jared, but Mr. Christensen answered his phone and told me not to call anymore. Said they’d take out a restraining order if I did.”

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone