restricting

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A social media ban for under-16s would not be enforceable and the government should instead focus on restricting the features that make it addictive, the chief executive of an online safety charity has said.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

These devices allow particles or signals to move freely in one direction while greatly restricting movement in the opposite direction.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Treasury sanctions target the regime’s oil and gas revenue by restricting its access to cryptocurrency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Earlier this year, Italy tightened its citizenship-by-descent rules, restricting eligibility primarily to those with Italian parents or grandparents.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Geographic isolation might have solved some of the “grey finch” problem—by restricting interbreeding between particular variants.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee