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constriction

[kuhn-strik-shuhn] / kənˈstrɪk ʃən /


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Here he exploited the Venturi principle, which shows that the velocity of a fluid or gas increases as it passes through a constriction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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

Yet their lives are hemmed in by the men around them, with a constriction that’s suffocating.

From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

Shadrach put his hand to his throat as if some constriction had suddenly tightened it, but he answered the smile.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




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