constrain
Example Sentences
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“We do not yet constrain production forecasts as a result of fuel availability, however we consider this a real risk should fuel shortages escalate further,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The recent attacks in the Persian Gulf could further constrain supplies of industrial metals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Doing so demands coordinated action by the international community to constrain the East Asian supply chains feeding their production.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
The First Amendment and decades of precedent constrain executive agencies.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
And the lack of safety cannot help but constrain your sense of the galaxy.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing constrain
Just Mercy
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 3
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