constrained
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Yet the important roles played by the Federal Reserve Banks are often played down and constrained within the Fed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
They were constrained only by access to these ingredients, which, considering they control Mexico’s main shipping ports, is almost limitless.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Tanker traffic through the strait has been heavily constrained since the conflict began.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Blanche seems to be quite aggressively auditioning for the AG job, and he also seems to be much less constrained by whatever the thing was that once constrained Bondi.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
To-night, when we met, she was somewhat constrained, and bore all the signs of an internal struggle.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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