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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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Aside from contractual choices, the underlying constraint is infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This efficiency limit is a fundamental constraint in wave energy theory," explains Iida.

From Science Daily

But, instead of offsetting those distorted incentives with tight, enforceable constraints, regulators scale back limits on risk-taking.

From Barron's

A Jan. 9 AI strategy memo from Hegseth emphasizes that the Pentagon needs to be able to “utilize models free from usage policy constraints that may limit lawful military applications.”

From The Wall Street Journal

If electricity supply constraints collide with surging demand, that investment wave could add price pressures rather than relieve them.

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