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Thief With Hot Goods May Do This To Keep Within Bounds

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38%8Keep within bounds
verb

• place restrictions on

• place under restrictions; limit access to by law

• place limits on (extent or amount or access)

• prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed

35%9 Borders constructed to keep floodwaters within bounds
noun

• Levee, dyke

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