constraint
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Really, the constraint on Chinese growth is chronic malinvestment of the country’s savings, which are diverted toward export-manufacturing industries and low-productivity state-owned enterprises rather than toward investment in domestic services and the like.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
He dismisses regulation as a constraint on US competitiveness with China, even as more and more Americans come out angrily against AI and the huge energy-consuming data centers needed to power it.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
That is the deeper and longer-term constraint Warsh will face.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
A former minister and Burnham backer said: "He has committed to the rules as they are. It is totally essential. He understands the cost of borrowing is a huge constraint on government."
From BBC • May 18, 2026
That imposed a constraint Lawrence had become a master at overcoming.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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