confining
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Hull were given a transfer embargo in the summer, confining them to free transfers and loans.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
In light of the academic fascination with diversity, Matthew Avery Sutton’s “Chosen Land” is noteworthy for confining its attention to Christianity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Some fusion systems focus on reaching the highest pressures possible, while others compensate by confining plasma for longer periods.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2025
The Yurok reservation was established by the federal government in 1855, confining the tribe to an area that covered only a tiny fraction of their ancestral territory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025
I suspect Haymitch initially, but then there's a more insidious fear that the Capitol may by monitoring and confining me.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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