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restraint

[ri-streynt] / rɪˈstreɪnt /




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“I think there is a strong case there” for adding restraint and taking back some of last year’s rate cuts, Barkin said in an interview Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Last month, a long-delayed review commissioned by Waltham Forest found that restraint and seclusion became "normalised" and a culture developed that allowed "pejorative views of non-compliant children".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

"Investors have come to view that restraint as a strength rather than a weakness, particularly as capex commitments at Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon run into the hundreds of billions of dollars each."

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Deployment doesn’t just unleash the airbag; it also deploys the car’s supplemental restraint system, the entire airbag system.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Leaning forward, my hands on my knees, I count and breathe, count and breathe, forcing calm, restraint.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Dr Amy Grubb, associate professor of forensic psychology at the University, said posting comments online creates the "perfect storm" for abuse as the "digital environments reduce normal social restraints".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

That leads to a long discussion of the use of restraints on the elderly.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Specificity is key, because AI recommendations are going to be more targeted if there are more restraints in the prompt.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

There are also other potential restraints on the U.S. escalating.

From Barron's Apr. 8, 2026

Buckling his restraints, Vogel said, "We are far past balance. We will not rock back."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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