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restraints
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Dressed in a button-down shirt and slacks, with restraints across his stomach, wrists and legs, defendant Stacey Wondra sat between his public defenders Tuesday and listened as witness after witness took the stand at the Payette County Courthouse.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Partly because of those issues, but also because of legislative restraints on ownership.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Containments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containments. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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