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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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The critical constraint would be on the president’s power to remove Fed governors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

“Customers do not fund their vendors’ factories unless the constraint is real,” he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Governments have responded to this mathematical constraint by choosing which principle they are prepared to weaken.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

“The Commission found that streaming platforms offering children’s content will continue to act as a competitive constraint on the merged entity’s TV channels,” the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

That imposed a constraint Lawrence had become a master at overcoming.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

A study looking at adherence to the Mediterranean diet among U.S. college students found that those with more financial security were better able to follow the Mediterranean diet than those with more financial constraints.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

"The recovery in growth rates, which was already recorded in March, continues despite ongoing external pressure and constraints in certain sectors," said Russia's economy minister Maxim Reshetnikov.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

It did not make any reference to Ukraine's attacks but said it was "taking into account current logistical constraints".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“AI is reshaping the economy by providing automation that transcends traditional time and capacity constraints, enabling businesses to operate seamlessly around the clock,” Konstantine Buhler, a partner at Sequoia Capital, told me last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Variants of the model exist with more romantically plausible constraints.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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