- present participle of constrain.
constraining
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The study, "An empirical view of the extended atmosphere and inner envelope of the asymptotic giant branch star R Doradus II. Constraining the dust properties with radiative transfer modelling," is published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
Constraining warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius requires all countries to cut emissions faster and deeper than they already are doing.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022
"Constraining demand now, to bring it into line with a transiently interrupted supply, would be premature," Quarles said, but "my focus is beginning to turn more fully ... to whether inflation begins its descent."
From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2021
Constraining that will help us learn about what’s forcing that expansion— the mysterious dark energy.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2020
Kind gentleness comes also in its train, Constraining men to serve those some would blame.
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