restraint
Example Sentences
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Demand is fed now by “diversification away from a system where fiscal discipline and geopolitical restraint feels optional and monetary credibility is constantly being tested,” Skoyles said.
From MarketWatch
His restraint came from his belief that the people closest to a problem were best suited to solve it.
That means embracing institutional neutrality—or restraint, as we call it at Dartmouth—on issues that don’t directly affect our mission or core functions.
"I think that this simultaneously signals a messaging of potential restraint and capacity for escalation," he told AFP.
From Barron's
Out of necessity, they learned how to cook with restraint while still providing warmth; survival, not indulgence.
From Salon
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