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As land values surged and horizontal growth became constrained, elevators and downtowns together climbed vertically from the steel-frame towers of the late 19th century to the glass supertalls that shape today’s skylines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

That is, Berkshire’s fortress balance sheet and its durable earnings make it more valuable in times of stress or chaos, since it can deploy capital when others are constrained.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Yet with memory supplies so constrained, expect those stocks to remain top of mind for investors.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Reeves said any package would be constrained by the government's borrowing rules and its wish to keep inflation and interest rates "as low as possible".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

They were ranked by sixes, though, and so were constrained in their firing, only a few able to present at once; and the causeway afforded no cover.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson