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Electric bikes can dramatically reduce operating costs for high-mileage riders, it said, although expansion was constrained by the same foreign-exchange shortages affecting the wider economy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“When CIOs have constrained budgets as they do now, they can spend the same amount, but that buys them fewer units.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Gasoline may respond more quickly, said Yilmaz, while diesel could remain comparatively supported through winter because inventories are still tight and middle-distillate supply remains constrained.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“So the options for bailing out the financial sector, or fighting recession, could be much more constrained than during the global financial crisis.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Science belongs to the very extensive class of activities which combine the natural and the artificial, which are constrained by both reality and culture.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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