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The more Mr. Biden restrained Israel or blocked arms shipments, the less reason Hamas had to cut a deal.

“They are euphoric,” he writes in “Hostage,” a book of startling eloquence, unimaginable anguish and exceptionally restrained rage.

According to the police officer who questioned Mas'ud, the facility was "well run", the prisoners were not restrained and there were no signs of torture or coercion.

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Witnesses also reported that children, some of whom were not wearing clothes, were restrained.

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He would have probably been more restrained and uptight if it hadn't been Levy asking the questions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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