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restriction

[ri-strik-shuhn] / rɪˈstrɪk ʃən /


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A restriction that would draw constitutional scrutiny if government imposed it directly shouldn’t necessarily dodge that scrutiny because it arrived wrapped inside a consent judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

His decision, which blocks the Texas attorney general from enforcing the law, noted that the prohibition was “an unconstitutional restriction on speech.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Yale researchers have previously shown that people who followed moderate calorie restriction, cutting calorie intake by 14% for two years, developed stronger immune defenses without experiencing problems related to growth or reproduction.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Relationships between young men and women of his unpropertied class were fraught with restriction and inhibition.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Yet Beijing’s restrictions prevent Yuntianhua and other Chinese producers from exporting phosphate fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Cardner's 14-year-old, Paige, believes the restrictions will lead to "more real-life scenarios" and less "fake content", which she says dominates social media.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Because of this, studies of interactions between people and wildlife often rely on indirect measures such as urban development, agriculture or, during the COVID-19 pandemic, whether an area was subject to lockdown restrictions.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Some parents who say they lost their children because of social media say the restrictions could help.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

I doubt it was much fun for all the other instrumentalists, either, who would not ordinarily have been bound by such restrictions.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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