restrain
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It may directly reduce oxidative stress while also increasing mitochondrial microproteins that help restrain damaging cellular pathways.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Singer Sae Sar -- who performs under a stage name -- said such stresses fuel the appetite for nightlife even as they restrain it, giving Yangon's social scene its contradictory quality.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The order would also “permanently” restrain and enjoin Musk’s trust from violating the section of the Exchange Act that was the subject of this case, according to the text of the proposed settlement.
From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026
They continue to repeat the instruction while the suspect is on the ground and as they work to restrain him.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
They even defended him the night Colonel Cathcart tried to throw him out of the officers’ club again, Yossarian rising truculently to intervene and Nately shouting out, “Yossarian!” to restrain him.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Ultimately, the goal is growth that is less dependent on leverage combined with regulation that restrains excess without choking activity.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
More aggressive fine print restrains other follies like the bond portfolio mismatches that undid California-based Silicon Valley Bank two years ago, says Davide Oneglia, director of European and global macro at TS Lombard.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
The Bank of England should continue to set its key interest rate at a level that restrains economic activity in order to create the conditions for future growth, rate-setter Catherine L. Mann said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
And it is not just fear, fear of standing alone, that restrains you; it is also genuine uncertainty….
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
This restrains male aggression and enables humans selectively to control the herd’s procreation.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Discovery are “temporarily enjoined and restrained from closing or consummating the transaction or taking any steps, directly or indirectly, to integrate or consolidate their operations pursuant to the transaction.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
That’s the most restrained reading in 5½ years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Business will now be able, in Gibraltar, to see a footfall increase which is not going to be restrained by a potential queue on the way in or frontier queue on the way out."
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The reception was more restrained in London, Carney’s next stop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Right now, they shine with barely restrained mirth.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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Discovery WBD -3.89%decrease; red down pointing triangle hit its first major speed bump Monday when a federal judge in California granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits the companies from closing the deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The 14-day restraining order means Paramount won’t close the deal before the end of the month as it had hoped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Paramount, represented by antitrust lawyer Jeffrey L. Kessler, argued a temporary restraining order was not necessary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Winning a restraining order will be a crucial test for Bonta and his group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“But he will need some explanation for why I’m around here so much. I don’t want Chief Swan getting a restraining order put on me.”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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