restrictive
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Another possibility is that current monetary policy isn’t as restrictive as officials had thought, which would argue for keeping rates at least at current levels for longer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The terms were restrictive enough to effectively ban such a project not only from land owned by Heath and his sister, but from all but the small portion of the township that’s zoned for industry.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
The cost of going away during the school holidays is also "restrictive", she says, and there is always work to catch up on or prep.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
That is the federal-funds rate considered to be neither stimulative nor restrictive — what would prevail if the economy were at full employment but not overheated, with inflation stable.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing restrictive
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