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constrained

[kuhn-streynd] / kənˈstreɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
forced
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“Its deployment will be gradual and its most extreme applications constrained by regulators, legislators, and public sentiment,” he says.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

And the number of truck drivers has been constrained in recent months by new federal rules enforcing English-language proficiency and narrowing the pool of immigrants eligible for non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 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

Under normal circumstances, oil prices could have risen “substantially,” given the scale of the disruption, including the closure of the strait, constrained Iranian crude supply and declining global inventories, Innes said.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

“I will NOT be constrained by a technicality!”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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