constriction

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This constriction reduces oxygen delivery to the retina and begins a chain reaction that can eventually lead to long term vision impairment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

For almost five years, the entertainment industry has been beset, first by the pandemic, then by the writers’ and actors’ strikes and the constriction that followed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

The introduction of Turner somewhat cushions that constriction, but more so by the sights of Ellis-Taylor’s remarkable Hattie.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

The show unfurled with a model emerging from the shadows in a sinisterly twisted black laminated dress that seemed to swallow her hands whole — a striking image of constriction reappeared throughout the collection.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

But after a few years, he realized he didn’t like the rules and constriction of any rigid organization—not the Communist Party, and not the military.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge