restrained

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The public rhetoric around Taiwan last week remained carefully restrained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Swim, the album's first single, is subtle and restrained, the sort of music that drifts lazily into your ears before getting stuck on your internal radio.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Smith had studied the architects while a student at Hampton University, and has documented on his Instagram their various stylings, which range from restrained to whimsical to ornate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

“Fiscal policy will be even more restrained than our forecast,” he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Britain says, beginning a restrained two-step-type move from side to side.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone