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confine

[kuhn-fahyn, kon-fahyn] / kənˈfaɪn, ˈkɒn faɪn /


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Instead of trapping light inside solid matter, they confine it within subwavelength air cavities etched into a material with a very high refractive index.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Until this week, it seemed that to avoid even the appearance of repeating the war in Iraq, the U.S. would confine its operation to air and naval actions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

The best hope for the Fed, then, is to get inflation low and confine annual price increases to a stable and narrow range.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

She watched Zeebo manipulate the car in the narrow confine of the road.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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