restraining

Example Sentences

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Elevated rates are restraining demand for what was supposed to be a rebound spring buying season.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

According to the restraining order application, Palacios contacted Escorcia by phone on April 30 and told him ICE was starting a criminal investigation against him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

All three boys were also made subject to a three-month curfew and given a restraining order for 10 years not to contact their victims.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

A federal court in Texas may not stop a federal court in Rhode Island from adjudicating a case by issuing a glorified restraining order against the parties.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

“This is a restraining order forbidding you from working at T. J. Raney High School.”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine