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South Korea’s headline inflation moderated in July after reaching a 30-month high in June, partly because government measures helped restrain fuel and electricity prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Higher rates tend to depress economic growth and restrain inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 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

Pianese argued that the fact the two officers had to use pepper spray and needed the help of a civilian to restrain Fakir showed that the use of force had not been excessive.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

He wanted me to tell them to restrain themselves, to recognize the fact that they were in prison and to accept the discipline of prison life.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Also speaking to lawmakers, BOE Chief Economist Huw Pill said he isn’t convinced that inflation will settle at 2% if the key rate is cut to a level that no longer restrains economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 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

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

He is renowned for his precise and restrained use of language, delivering provocative truths about people’s ugliest impulses and asking the audience to laugh at them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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

Kevin Maher from The Times, external said 54-year-old Johnson was "three decades too old to play Maui", with "his performance oddly lacklustre and restrained".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

I restrained the desire to snatch them up immediately and said, “I’ll need a receipt.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

District Court to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the FCC’s action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

ABC is asking the court for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to halt the FCC’s license renewal process and requested a hearing from the D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He is already in prison having been jailed on Thursday after admitting breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about his ex-partner Georgia Harrison.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

He initially issued a restraining order, followed by a more lengthy preliminary injunction that ordered Nexstar to halt its integration while the court case was pending.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The two padded steadily for an hour through light woods, Pax restraining himself to keep pace with the ailing Gray, relieved at least that they kept moving.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker