constraint
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"Fifa's extraordinary power over world football has operated largely without meaningful internal constraint, with accountability coming principally through external forces, including political pressure, public scrutiny, and intervention through international criminal law enforcement," the application adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But in a blockbuster landscape like the one we’re in now, thoughtful constraint is welcome and needed.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Governments have responded to this mathematical constraint by choosing which principle they are prepared to weaken.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Yet in the face of that constraint — and despite the fact that the company is shifting capacity from personal-computer CPUs to server CPUs — client revenue still substantially increased from the prior-year quarter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
It was stuffy and just cool enough to remind you that the building had air conditioning, but some budget or moral constraint kept it from being used to make things very comfortable.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
In May, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink told Congress that the U.S. “probably” needs a new launch facility capable of supporting heavy- and superheavy-lift rockets, citing constraints at existing spaceports.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
“What matters more is that Meta has accepted enforceable constraints on the design of its products—and that the states have produced a regulatory template they can now take to the rest of the industry.”
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
The liturgical norms to be respected "are not constraints but guidelines, rules, fixed points," he said, calling sacred art "an absolutely important message of revelation".
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
As first reported by, external the Financial Times, he said he did not want the constraints involved in taking on a formal role.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Lest these conclusions be misinterpreted, we should end this chapter with caveats against exaggerating two points: peoples’ readiness to accept better crops and livestock, and the constraints imposed by locally available wild plants and animals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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