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confine

[kuhn-fahyn, kon-fahyn] / kənˈfaɪn, ˈkɒn faɪn /


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He suggested a structural change: Confine criticism of past cases to the end of the opinion, so he and Blackmun could join the first part.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2019

Confine your remarks to what you’ve observed without speculating extensively about her motives.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2017

Confine yourself to time periods in which the door is closed.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Don’t Confine Them to Their Box on the Organizational Chart – These kids are smart, talented, experienced and eager. 

From Forbes • Sep. 11, 2014

From west to east the earth Proclaims thee Lord; shall the blue main Confine thy reign?

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan by Gilfillan, George




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