constraints

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Given the limits of our personalities and the constraints of our circumstances, how free are our choices?

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

However, “the sector is priced as though capacity constraints in semis will persist indefinitely, yet historically the sector has been highly cyclical,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The U.A.E., one of the world’s largest oil producers, had long chafed at Saudi-backed production constraints.

From MarketWatch • May 3, 2026

The crisis has revived worries that European businesses in these sectors will struggle to compete with foreign rivals who face fewer constraints, particularly in terms of environmental standards.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Although they have more freedom of interpretation today, constraints remain.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond