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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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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

Its plants require a different type of turbine that faces much less of a supply-chain constraint.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Cooling infrastructure — water rights, supply chains for chillers and heat exchangers — has become a project-level constraint.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

“AI infrastructure is fundamentally reshaping how power must be delivered, with energy now the most persistent constraint to scaling next-generation systems,” Analog Devices Chief Executive Vincent Roche said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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




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