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as in to restrict
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss
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as in to imprison
to put in or as if in prison
the accused was confined until the trial could take place
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as in scope
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Recent Examples of confine
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
The technology used to heat and confine the plasma until the atoms fuse needs to operate reliably for years.
—Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The majority of the film is set within the confines of an asylum and a courtroom, with Fleck being held accountable for the handful of murders committed from the last film.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Not confined to any genre, many of the shorts find strength and freedom in the collapsed boundaries between narrative and documentary.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
The technology used to heat and confine the plasma until the atoms fuse needs to operate reliably for years.
—Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
The film takes place entirely within the confines of a handsome, century-old home — the furthest the characters get is the driveway, which the camera observes anxiously through a window like a dog awaiting its family’s return.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The majority of the film is set within the confines of an asylum and a courtroom, with Fleck being held accountable for the handful of murders committed from the last film.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Wiles — who's intent on imposing structure while carefully avoiding restricting Trump — is populating the White House with fewer people.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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However, the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license restricts usage to academic and research purposes, preventing commercial applications.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
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The decision marks another significant setback for Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Zuckerberg — who Trump once threatened to imprison for life — has reset Meta by scrapping social media fact-checkers and restrictions ondenigrating LGBTQ people, immigrants, and women.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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But the full scope of the fraud did not become clear until 2016, when Mozambique defaulted on its sovereign debt and its economy fell into disrepair.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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The full scope of the damage will only be assessed once the fighting ends and international inspectors can access the area.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Losing the ByteDance algorithm through a sale of TikTok would limit the app's ability to serve its users.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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The agency limits the use of funding to replace affordable housing, strengthen infrastructure, revitalize the economy, and mitigate disasters.Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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During the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, who ruled the Philippines from 1972 to 1986, the United States trained and funded a Philippine army that tortured, jailed, and disappeared thousands of dissidents.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Robinson was jailed after admitting contempt of court last year for continually repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee that led to the refugee and his family receiving death threats.David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
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At least in theory, however, the social media giant could establish partnerships with hosting companies outside the U.S., putting them out of reach of U.S. enforcement, the experts added.Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Paying back Stephen’s retirement account seems out of reach.ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
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Many businesses are unaware of the extent to which artificially inflated OTP traffic undermines their operations due to the sheer complexities and inherent risks of telecommunication.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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And of course, the extent to which various aspects of the Christian nationalist agenda align with Trump’s own priorities and with those of members of his inner circle, like Elon Musk.John Blake, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Herbert dazzled with 346 yards passing and two touchdowns while completing 28 of 36 pass attempts as the Chargers (11-6) completed their first season sweep of the Raiders since 2018.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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After last month’s stunning sweep by the rebels, icons of the Assad regime were torn down.Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Confine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confine. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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