- plural of constraint.
constraints
Example Sentences
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When the researchers used these older deposits rather than the younger Ediacaran Weng'an site as constraints, the estimated origin of animals moved backward by about 200 million years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
This argument would essentially function as a variation on the so-called dormant commerce clause by inferring implied constitutional constraints on states’ sovereign powers.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Fiscal rules are the government's self-imposed constraints to manage decisions on spending and tax.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Infrastructure and shipping constraints limit how easily fuel can move within the U.S. itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Waitresses chafed at managers’ stinginess toward the customers; housecleaners resented the time constraints that sometimes made them cut corners; retail workers wanted the floor to be beautiful, not cluttered with excess stock as management required.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
