confined

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What makes this moment different is that the skepticism is not confined to the opposition.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

The effective closure has led to a backup of vessels confined in the Persian Gulf that had already loaded crude oil, reducing the availability of global tanker capacity, the EIA says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The UN agency -- responsible for regulating international shipping safety -- said the focus should be on "those currently confined within the Gulf region through peaceful means and on a voluntary basis".

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

In the past the dilemma was confined to the right.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

For to preserve the old orthodoxy it would have been necessary to insist that the world’s land masses were confined to one hemisphere.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton