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The only way to maintain a precise technical meaning for this term would be to confine its use to a largely relevant group of insiders.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Poor Mr. Biswas, a man of meager prospects but irrepressible pride, must suffer through a series of demeaning dwellings to which his in-laws, the emasculating Tulsis, confine him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 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

Reducing their size caused them to lose their ability to confine light.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026

The meetings were addressed by leading ANC members, standholders, tenants, city councillors, and often by Father Huddleston, who ignored police warnings to confine himself to church affairs.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

How did you approach pacing your performance in the confines of a single day at work?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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

The team created the device using a two-dimensional crystal that confines electrons to a channel only a few atoms wide.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

But in his victory speech, de la Espriella insisted that while he would come down hard on drug traffickers and "bandits", he would do so within the confines of the law and the constitution.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Beyond its confines, a hard white frost gripped Winterfell.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The cycling programme, which previously included mountain biking and road races, will be confined to the track.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Strelzik noted, however, that the outbreak at McDonald’s was confined to ingredients served in the chain’s Quarter Pounders, making them easier to remove.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

A generation ago, subreplacement fertility mainly was confined to a handful of European countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

At the same time, the outer electrode removes protons that spread outward, keeping the acidic region confined to that single site.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Unfortunately for Madison, the Potomac mythology was largely confined to Virginians.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Scientists wanted to determine whether confining water to spaces just billionths of a meter across changes how readily this splitting occurs.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 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

"As the law currently stands, confining an offender to a particular area or restricting an offender from leaving a defined area runs the real risk of breaching both Articles 5 and or 8," he added.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025

I suspect Haymitch initially, but then there's a more insidious fear that the Capitol may by monitoring and confining me.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins