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These devices rely on powerful magnetic fields to confine a plasma: an electrically charged gas often called the fourth state of matter.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

He never wanted to confine himself to the romantic guidelines that so often affected his straight friends.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

The Dodgers have said closer Edwin Díaz is expected to return from elbow surgery sometime after the All-Star break, which would confine that time frame to two weeks, if that.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

The sun’s mass makes it a gravity-powered fusion reactor, but on Earth, scientists need other ways to create plasma—a superheated, electrically charged gas—and confine it to force atoms to collide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026

“Please take Lord Janos to the Wall—” —and confine him to an ice cell, he might have said.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

I’m not advocating for speeding, but you’re not bound by the confines of traffic, where you have a stoplight at every block.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Inside the confines of Manchester City's sophisticated data operation is a fundamental phrase its experts work towards: "What does it take to win?"

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Rather than treating the inductive effect as an influence that gradually travels along a chain of atoms, the team's interpretation confines it to the bond directly connected to the relevant atom in a neutral molecule.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

That has led to a sharp decline in mail, care packages and time spent away from the confines of the ships, which allows sailors to clear their heads, according to the people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

They were not remotely ready to step into the delicate confines of a racing shell, so they waited turns to board the school’s venerable training barge, Old New.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

People who spend extended periods confined to bed often experience constipation as well.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The princess and her mother were confined, in Victoria’s later description, to “dreadfully dull, dark and gloomy” rooms in the aging residence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

While Green’s young-adult novels have often explored the teenage experience, he never felt confined by the YA genre.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

With Nadia confined to her bed, she and Olha cannot go to a shelter, however serious an attack is.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

On vacation at Caloundra every year I was confined to the shallows, sitting on the sand while the water splashed over my lap.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

She stressed the dangers of confining discussion of eating disorders to weight alone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Only one of the suspects was issued a citation for unlawfully capturing and confining wildlife, the news release said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The researchers say this discovery forms the foundation of what they call singulonics, a new nanophotonic framework focused on controlling and confining light far below conventional limits without energy dissipation.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

But under the new plans, the onus would shift to confining the offender to specific areas tailored to them.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

My sleeping bag was beginning to feel a bit confining, sort of tight at the bottom, having worked itself around my legs.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx