restrictive
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Rather, they’re replacing the restrictive beauty standards of one era with our own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Asked about October’s meeting, she tells Barron’s that policy needs to be restrictive, though she is keeping an open mind about the timing of hikes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
California sees significant theft, in part, because of its restrictive privacy laws on GPS tracking of rental vehicles, according to Sharky Laguana, owner of Bandago Van Rentals based in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
On set, she shrugs off the restrictive moral code of her pop career.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Death row is the most restrictive punitive confinement permitted.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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