restrictive
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Experts warn that if a whole generation stops believing the state pension will be there, it could push people towards more risky investments, prompt overly restrictive behaviour, or lead others not to save at all.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
In a speech last month, Waller said he was “prepared to be patient in holding policy at its current restrictive setting.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
MLS’s developmental programs are too restrictive and exclusive — they’re not developing more soccer players, they’re curtailing who can play.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
They say she has imposed increasingly restrictive rules, dismissed employees and decides who can or cannot obtain a visa to stay.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
There is nothing wrong with using which to introduce a restrictive relative clause, as in The pair of shoes which cost five thousand dollars was hideous.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing restrictive
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