restraint
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What is it about tailoring itself that continues to fascinate you, and do you see pleasure in the discipline and restraint of a perfectly constructed garment?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
With that restraint reduced, the neurons became more active.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
In a post on Facebook, the Reverend Gary Galway said: "Social media has given a platform for individuals to express themselves without restraint, or the integrity of a face-to-face civil discussion."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The African Union, based in Ethiopia, said it was "following with concern the heightened tensions between Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt", urging "maximum restraint".
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Now when I thought of ways to escape from my environment I no longer felt the inner restraint that would have made stealing impossible, and this new freedom made me lonely and afraid.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
“Certainly, the trajectory has been in the direction of more restraints on press access than less,” Rottman added.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
He then mocked one of the main topics of this year’s General Assembly—an effort to put restraints on artificial intelligence, which Trump said should be called superintelligence, because the word artificial makes it sound “fake.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
“We have restraints on government for a reason,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
DWP officials concede they’re hampered by budget restraints, manpower limitations, long project timelines and the sizable footprint of the repairs needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
When I finally, truly, wake up, the restraints are gone.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing restraint
Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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Excerpts from "Jacobson v. Massachusetts"
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 4
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