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as in restricts
to set bounds or an upper limit for
circumscribed his enthusiasm so as not to make the losing side feel worse
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as in defines
to mark the limits of
Lake Michigan circumscribes the city of Chicago on the east
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The 2017 Tax Cut and Jobs Act restricts some state and local taxes from being deducted from federal taxes.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Buprenorphine is controlled by the Drug Enforcement Administration's suspicious orders report system, which restricts supply when pharmacies order more than allowed under specified thresholds.—
Andrew Jones,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2026
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What defines Canneseries today?—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Long hours remain one of the biggest and most measurable culprits, with the report saying 35% of workers globally work more than 48 hours a week—occupational-health research often defines long working hours as 55 hours or more a week.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Most currently available hypersonics are costly per unit, which limits their deployment capability.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers passed the Youth Charging Reform Act (Senate Bill 323), a long-overdue measure that limits the harmful practice of automatically charging youth as adults.—
Nicole D. Porter,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Win it, and suddenly the series tightens, the doubt creeps in and the path gets a lot more complicated for Orlando.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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There’s also Title Wave Books in Anchorage, which houses one of the most extensive collections of Indigenous American literature in the country, and Nā Mea Hawai'i, whose collection tightens its scope to Hawaiian culture and history.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Circumscribes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumscribes. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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