restrained
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It was always an unlikely political bromance: the camera-loving, right-wing businessman hitting it off with a restrained, left-wing London lawyer.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“Her heart was pierced because of what she would see,” Wille said, in what struck me as a moment of restrained insight.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Smith had studied the architects while a student at Hampton University, and has documented on his Instagram their various stylings, which range from restrained to whimsical to ornate.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
It has marked a departure from the more restrained language traditionally used by American leaders during wartime, even when describing battlefield success.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Understand that restrained is usually better than expansive and that unhinged almost never works.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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