restrict

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“Such dislike, however, cannot justify using regulatory processes to restrict those views. The government does not get to decide ‘what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion.’”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

To make the system less dysfunctional, California could restrict localities from blocking transit, just like it did with housing, Schank said, on the basis it is a critical need.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Section 122 grants that temporary permission whenever fundamental international payments problems require “special import measures to restrict imports to deal with large and serious United States balance-of-payments deficits.”

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

In her job at Arnold Ventures, Ms. Szarama urged the FDA to restrict accelerated approvals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

While he thought the Constitution was crystal clear that Congress could not restrict or terminate the slave trade before 1808, it did not prohibit the members of the House from talking about the issue.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis