restrain
Example Sentences
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Russia’s central bank Friday lowered its key interest rate for a fifth straight meeting, but said it will continue to keep borrowing costs at a level that restrains activity.
He said monetary policy remains above neutral, estimating that interest rates are still roughly half a percentage point to a full point higher than a level that would neither stimulate nor restrain the economy.
From Barron's
The ones hosted by journalistic outlets often were restrained, with budgets—rather than propriety—keeping excess in check.
Tillman’s delivery of his lines is simultaneously restrained and seething: “I am owed a measure of respect, even by my superiors.”
From Los Angeles Times
Some MPC members fear a slide into recession if the central bank continues to restrain activity.
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