restrictive
Example Sentences
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Bypassing censorship Some jurisdictions are more restrictive than others, with many heavily censoring Internet access.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said monetary policy may not be sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation down to 2%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
And following a restrictive diet that cuts out entire food groups like vegetables doesn’t align with established nutrition research, either.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Mehta believes his care board wants him to accept a model of care that is cheaper or more restrictive than the one he says he actually needs.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The real decision is not whether to use that or which but whether to use a restrictive or a nonrestrictive relative clause.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing restrictive
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