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Humanitarianism didn’t restrain Ms. Rodrigues-Birkett while celebrating 40 years of Guyanese diplomatic relations with Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The findings suggest that chronic pain may interfere with the ability of mu opioid receptors to restrain activity in locus coeruleus brain cells.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Carmakers have responded by offering other incentives and trying to restrain price increases.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

“I’m trying to restrain from a forecast of what’s going to happen, as opposed to just reading and reacting,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

It is the bad people who need to have principles to restrain them.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Not only is doing all this good for me physically, but it restrains my out-of-pocket medical costs and makes me better able to play with my grandkids.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Where other filmmakers would painstakingly elucidate every thematic detail to make their silly popcorn movie “say something,” Mitchell restrains himself.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

TUV leader Jim Allister said he welcomed the ruling as it "restrains" the effect of the Windsor Framework.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

It is now at 2%, close to the neutral level at which it neither restrains nor stimulates the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Kat restrains my hand and stoops over him.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Rubner, meanwhile, took note of the lull in the earnings-report calendar, the typically restrained activity by retail investors during September and the pre-earnings blackout period that will block corporate share buybacks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

In theory, going public should be the moment when A.I. companies start talking in slightly more restrained terms so that they aren’t sitting ducks for prosecution and civil suits.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Harry Brook - 6 - Nothing spectacular from Brook, who made 15 and 34, but he took a more restrained approach than in similar recent Tests when faced with difficult conditions.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The contrast between restrained facades and secretive decoration gets to the heart of the Genoese mentality, says Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, who divides his time between his native Genoa and Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

She blocked him, and when he tried to slink away in another direction, she restrained him with a heavy paw until he stilled in defeat.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

Earlier this year, the board took the unusual step of voting to seek a workplace restraining order against Unger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Kiffin was emboldened to do so when a restraining order from a Louisiana judge said players denied a fifth year of eligibility could return to college, even if they’d suited up for NFL preseason games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Both coaches said they faced competition to land Hendrick after last week’s restraining order was granted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The court was told Jerome had been made subject to a restraining order in 2018 after attending Piper's home address, posting cards through her door and sending letters by post to her.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Standing there in feathers up to his sneaker knots, Palmer felt a peace, a lightness that he had never known before, as if restraining straps had snapped, setting him free to float upward.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli