as in controlling
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful
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The farmers also pitched in with efforts of their own, including adjusting fertilizer methods, controlling soil erosion and increasing on-site water retention.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Other concerning behaviors may include constant messaging, controlling actions, name-calling, threats, or refusing to respect your boundaries.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Silk is known to have great temperature-regulating qualities, so these will lock in the heat during the winter and keep you cool in the summer.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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That’s because our oceans play a key role in regulating the impact of global carbon emissions in our atmosphere—absorbing about 90% of the excess heat from planetary warming trapped by greenhouse gases over the past century.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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The idea of curbing Wall Street’s role in housing isn’t new.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Vaccinating children also helped protect pregnant women by curbing the spread of infection.—
Jake Scott,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Bure is keeping her faith — and her Christmas crown — shining bright.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Martin legitimately pinned the Saints’ offense on almost every drive in the first half, keeping the game close, even with New Orleans leading at halftime.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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No other employees involved in the altercation were fired, including the worker seen restraining the woman on the ground.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Arab governments eager to turn the page on years of upheaval see Washington as the only power capable—if rarely willing—of restraining a bellicose Israel.—
Comfort Ero,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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This changed with the draining and containing of the Everglades and explosive growth and development that followed.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The changes saw Fielder do a much better job of containing Demirel, allowing the Broncos to fight back and take a 9-8 lead.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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Calming skin visually involves taming redness and irritation, for which a botanical extract from the Tasmanian pepperberry is especially useful.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2026
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Several Fed officials seem to agree that the economy doesn’t need significant rate cuts next year and that doing so would threaten to undo progress in taming inflation from its 40-year highs in 2022.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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President Barack Obama replaced the test in 2012 with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, which promoted living a physically active and healthy lifestyle rather than measuring athletic performance.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
8 Jan. 2026
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One explanation for this apparent contradiction, advanced most notably by the South African scientist Tim Noakes, is that the studies are measuring the wrong thing.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Bridling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridling. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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