constrained

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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

Huang said Tuesday that Nvidia is "supply constrained" although "we have enough supply for very robust growth", referring to the gamut of materials used to make computer chips, from silicon wafers to advanced memory components.

From Barron's • 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

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

From BBC • May 28, 2026

At length Darcy spoke, and in a constrained manner said, “Mr. Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as may ensure his making friends—whether he may be equally capable of retaining them, is less certain.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen