restrain

Example Sentences

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With stable economic growth and inflation making little progress toward the Fed’s goal over the past year, some officials and analysts question whether rates are high enough to restrain growth at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

He’d had to restrain himself from redoing the parts she’d already done.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech