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stricture

[strik-cher] / ˈstrɪk tʃər /




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Most were eventually released and told to leave the country — a stricture that many ignore, lacking the funds and desire to go home.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Such a stricture has been harder for the Fed to follow as it has significantly expanded its purchases since last year to stabilize financial markets in the face of the pandemic recession.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

The two companies resisted this draconian stricture until, finally on Friday, they didn’t.

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2021

If the symptoms are bad enough, doctors may order a colonoscopy that would identify the stricture.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

I thrilled to that truth too sweet to be believed: that as I entered the Army, I should be freed in the eyes of the law—no stricture should bind me, no paper should hold me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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