confinement
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Light cannot easily be confined into extremely small spaces because the uncertainty principle links its confinement to its wavelength.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Goldman, now 73, said that despite the confinement, time went by quickly between the medical visits, keeping his journal and giving interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
According to Guinness World Records, the record for the most lambs born in a single confinement is also eight.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Now that he was out of solitary confinement, Havens’ interest in gang politics had disappeared.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
Conditions of confinement for prisoners were getting worse everywhere.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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