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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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Even with James as the league’s top fast-break scorer at 41 years old, Oklahoma City limits those opportunities due to its reluctance to crash the offensive glass and ability to limit live-ball turnovers.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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If rain severely limits your sight, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
4 May 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 7 May. 2026.
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