Control
To limit
Both terms in one sentence
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He tried to limit himself to hookers and prostitutes and developed a serum to control his instincts, but was losing control when SU2 tracked down and killed him.
Source: Our Ogres Are Hungrier -
Over the course of the story Maika manages to wrest enough control over her Monstrum to limit its eating to people she's willing to do without.
Source: Comic Book / Monstress -
A big one in issue 8 when "Alicia" rips off Maria's arm, severing the Restraining Bolt that, like Heinrich's control of Mia, enabled Maria to maintain control of the Thorn while she was bound to Alicia's body: a True Primordial running loose with nothing to limit its power.
Source: Comic Book / Death Vigil
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