constrained
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Expectations that flows could remain constrained for a prolonged period have heightened concerns about a rapidly shrinking global supply cushion, with market participants warning that demand destruction might ultimately be required to rebalance the market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
“We’ve been supply constrained even as we’ve been ramping up our capacity,” said CEO Sundar Pichai during the recent fourth-quarter earnings call.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
“You don’t want to be constrained by OPEC,” Hanke said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Before Willis Carrier’s 1902 breakthrough in mechanical cooling, the American South and West were economically constrained by summer heat, which capped factory output and office productivity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Our other example of indigenous agriculture apparently constrained by the local flora comes from the eastern United States.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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