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constrained

[kuhn-streynd] / kənˈstreɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
forced
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Kpler expects runs to remain constrained into the third quarter as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to pressure fuel production.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The impact on the already constrained memory market could be severe, and Micron might see benefits beyond a temporary shock, according to analysts.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

If anything, it intensifies it by removing the practical friction that once constrained broad searches.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

If anything, it revealed how threatening satire could be — and how quickly it reemerges in new forms when constrained.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

So though we had great will to speak to the other, we were constrained in our discourse; I fretted at my ignorance.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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