constrained
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Food, water and medicine grow scarce, and everyone seems constrained by fate and history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
That in turns leads to more constrained, and more volatile, investment returns.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
In fairness to Caine, his position is genuinely constrained.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
“Safe transit capacity is expected to remain constrained to a maximum of 10–15 passages a day if the ceasefire holds,” the ship-tracking service added.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
They smacked the gravel from their clothing and walked in constrained silence to the entrance of the orderly room.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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