containments

plural of containment

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restraints
Noun
  • One was that the workers be transported from a detention facility to the Atlanta airport without handcuffs or other physical restraints.
    Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • An inspector found a fly strip over a prep table and employees not wearing hair restraints while preparing food, county documents show.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Containments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containments. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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