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were restraining
verb
To control or keep in check.
Exact(14)
That raised fears that rate increases were restraining the housing recovery.
They also said that they were restraining the government from giving this award.
Coming from the Texas energy industry, he was convinced that Clinton administration environmental policies were restraining energy production.
It added, however, that federal spending cuts were "restraining economic growth," an implicit critique of the rest of the government.
There were six officers in the room, but it is not clear how many were restraining him when he stopped breathing.
Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said that militant groups were restraining themselves and that their rocket attacks were "restricted and controlled".
Similar(42)
The moldings were restrained and elegantly profiled.
Republicans were restrained and somber.
The Syrians were restrained in response.
Nevertheless, officials were restrained in their optimism.
Both players were restrained by teammates.
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