confined
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Unease about America’s nuclear umbrella isn’t confined to the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“It’s like I’m still confined, I can’t do anything,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
And while there’s nothing wrong with that per se, being so confined to a single location is one of the movie’s most glaring missteps.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
The IOM said armed attacks were no longer confined to regular hotspots and were now increasingly affecting areas that had previously served as places of refuge, leaving vulnerable people with few safe options.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
At the asylum he sought Antonapoulos first in the sick ward where he had been confined before.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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