restrain
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But her answer isn’t to cut them and restrain spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
That's a struggle many businesses share, with Ukraine's central bank saying recently that "The difficult situation in the energy sector will continue to restrain business activity for a long time".
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Barron’s Live: Matt McLennan and his First Eagle colleagues started the year highlighting the risks of America’s twin deficits, hyperscaler spending, and “geopolitical disequilibrium”—all forces that continue to restrain the U.S. stock market.
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
Increased uncertainty could also restrain household spending and business investment, with the start of the conflict following hot on the heels of a more unpredictable outlook for trade after the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Together they managed to restrain and tie up nine of the skrewts, though at the cost of numerous burns and cuts; finally, only one skrewt was left.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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