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restrictive

[ri-strik-tiv] / rɪˈstrɪk tɪv /




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I’m not aware of examples where the OLC became more and more restrictive of presidential power over time.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

We live comfortably, travel often, and are mindful but not restrictive with spending.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Even though the costumes are made to fit you exactly, they are restrictive and so you feel immediately like you’re thrown into Gilead and thrown into these girls’ shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

That opinion and prior ones have been challenged by conservation groups that want more protections and by industries that consider it too restrictive.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

So it was not ignorance that led the Greeks to reject zero, nor was it the restrictive Greek number-shape system.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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