confined
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The atoms were confined inside a carefully controlled quantum system designed to remain isolated from its surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The smell was not always confined to its physical source.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Since the start of this AI-driven bull market, pockets of outperformance for healthcare have been confined to a handful of sharp but short-lived rallies with little meaningful follow-through, Colas said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“The violations were not confined to one statement, one speaker, one medium, or one aspect of Facebook’s business,” he found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The heat was tremendous in the confined space, enough to fry a human.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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