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constrained

[kuhn-streynd] / kənˈstreɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
forced
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It opens by noting that for companies whose “access to the most advanced lithography is constrained, the constraint became binding earlier and bears down more severely.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Because the process occurs entirely within the plane of the material, it also avoids several efficiency limitations that have constrained earlier detector designs.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Even after its massive expenditures, Microsoft recently said its cloud-computing capacity was so constrained that it had to forsake external cloud sales to run its own operations.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"One thing that hasn't helped is we are quite a constrained town," he says.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Ash was conscious of the other people in the marquee looking at her, and she felt constrained and shy.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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