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The team found that this brain region is also linked to nerves that constrict blood vessels, which increases blood pressure.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

The issue facing Russia and Iran now is how the Middle East war will constrict supplies of the materials they need to produce drones and wage their respective wars.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

The rapid timetable is designed to constrict the amount of time the two parties have to build a campaigning infrastructure in the constituency.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

“If you bring the caps down, you’re going to constrict credit,” Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

As one, the buzzing cloud seemed to constrict and condense, tighten into a knot of noise, a swarm of wings.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

Such reactions can range from responses with “no clinical manifestations” to irritating rashes to life-threatening conditions such as anaphylactic shock, which constricts breathing and impairs motor function.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

They expect Akamai’s core content-delivery business, which centers on moving data across the internet, to transition from a double-digit decliner to generally stable as the industry constricts and traffic trends improve.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

These two brief scenes quickly and credibly evoke a complex bond, and a family life that constricts in some ways and comforts in others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Angiotensin II constricts blood vessels, raising blood pressure, while angiotensin 1-7 relaxes blood vessels, lowering blood pressure.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024

Ork is now weeping profusely, so moved that his throat constricts.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Although artillery-shell output has increased, producers still rely on constricted supplies of dangerous chemicals manufactured in a globe-spanning supply chain with lots of chokepoints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

As the water moves beyond the constricted section, pressure rises and the bubbles violently collapse.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Scarring, or fibrosis, leaves the usually stretchy organ tight and constricted, meaning it is less able to fill with and hold urine.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Physical capacity across the world is constricted by a variety of chokepoints, some natural like Hormuz, some man-made like tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

His throat felt tiny, constricted, but he wouldn’t let this stop him.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

In commodities, the team favors base industrial metals like aluminum, nickel, lead, and zinc, as artificial-intelligence and military buildouts increase demand while reinvestment rates by miners remain low, constricting supply.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Like the milieu in which they’re set, prison movies can be terribly constricting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

The album capped a lengthy, constricting record label contract that Charli had been trying to optimize for years, to varying success.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

The buildup of RGS proteins, says Shishikura, tells the blood vessels to stop constricting, effectively overriding the "squeeze" signal.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025

Throat constricting, I think but can’t say, Yes.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes