confine
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Until this week, it seemed that to avoid even the appearance of repeating the war in Iraq, the U.S. would confine its operation to air and naval actions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
A single event like this, which has already happened once in recorded history, could severely damage global satellite infrastructure and confine humanity to Earth for the foreseeable future.
From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026
Furthermore, we’re going to confine those categories very narrowly.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
The best hope for the Fed, then, is to get inflation low and confine annual price increases to a stable and narrow range.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
“And, for thou wast a spirit too deli-cate/To act her earthy and abhorr’d commands ... /she did confine thee. . . into a cloven pine—” he whispered, and Meg recognized Mrs Who’s words to him.
From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
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