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The film’s merit is not simply in how it illustrates the structures that bind and confine, but in how Wilde propulsively peels them apart to create a picture of romantic neuroses anyone can relate to.

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 inspiration came from systems known from atomic physics, where electrons can occupy different energy states. In photonics, a similar role is played by optical traps, which confine light instead of electrons."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

"There's nobody out here to watch over you or help you or confine you. You're kind of on your own," Glaser said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

The buttons of his waistcoat strain to confine his drumlike girth.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

But what was it doing in New York City, far from the confines of the rural areas to which I had assumed it was limited?

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Often, it’s trauma that changes us, that pushes us past the confines of what we know to be righteous and toward something cruel and unusual — a picture of ourselves that looks unfamiliar.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

“There are very few, if any, apartment buildings or anything along those lines. It’s mostly two- and three-story private houses. It’s small-town USA within the confines of New York City.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

"Your performance across the whole arc of the game doesn't matter as much as having a signature moment that'll play well, that'll reverberate in the viral confines of social media," Serazio said.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

I’d never heard his voice so loud; it was deafening in the confines of the Jeep.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

When the traditional IRA was created in 1975, lawmakers confined the accounts to middle- and working-class households without access to company pensions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Arctic is warming several times faster than the global average, a phenomenon known as "Arctic amplification" -- and the effects aren't confined to the North Pole.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

A high pressure ridge should move across on Friday and Saturday, giving mostly dry weather with any showers largely confined to the far western and northern UK.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The new case is the latest proof that AI loss-of-control scenarios, once confined to science fiction and AI-safety experiments, are now a real-world issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Will it always be confined and untrustworthy like it feels today?

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

Using this concept, the team designed and experimentally demonstrated a three dimensional singular dielectric resonator capable of confining light below the diffraction limit in all three spatial dimensions.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

In light of the academic fascination with diversity, Matthew Avery Sutton’s “Chosen Land” is noteworthy for confining its attention to Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Oh, and there’s a giant hole in the ceiling of her apartment, confining her to a hotel room while her landlord drags his feet to get it fixed.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025

But one ardent 20-something salesperson told me that he found Austria to be too confining and tradition-bound, whereas he believed that there was opportunity for all in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

He was working sixteen-hour shifts at the hospital, confining his blogging mainly to the hours between midnight and three in the morning.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis