confine

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The sun’s mass makes it a gravity-powered fusion reactor, but on Earth, scientists need other ways to create plasma—a superheated, electrically charged gas—and confine it to force atoms to collide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 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

A microresonator is a microscopic structure designed to confine light in a small space.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

Furthermore, we’re going to confine those categories very narrowly.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

But he didn’t just confine himself to Bronstein’s efforts.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady