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He would have probably been more restrained and uptight if it hadn't been Levy asking the questions.

From BBC

Bourne said she has been served multiple no trespass letters and one restraining order by the school district in connection to her activity as an anti-LGBTQ activist.

“Whether they are willing to continue to allow this president to do whatever he wants to do in clear violation of constitutional principles, or whether they will restrain him.”

The man had bare feet and four officers were restraining him at the time.

From BBC

The board had alleged that the company had been “interfering with, restraining and coercing employees in the exercise of their rights.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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