restrict
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“It was not going to restrict it from being able to do all kinds of things,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
State programs often have overall funding caps that effectively restrict donors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
That boundary can also restrict the movement of marine animals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The LGA said it had identified dozens of councils across Wales and England that had been forced to stop or restrict collections, with more expected to follow suit.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
He began to restrict his riding to top horses assigned high imposts.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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It restricts websites and ads designed to make resellers look like authorized ticket sources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
In his view, the Fed may be adjusting its policy rate up toward a level that neither stimulates nor restricts economic growth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
The government policy, which came into effect from 1 September, restricts mandatory uniform items with school logos to three for primary schools and four for secondary schools, with the latter including ties.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The loss of the princesses' skulls restricts the kinds of analyses that can be performed, and the team has not yet completed every type of investigation it hopes to conduct.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The “no hair” theorem is of great practical importance, because it so greatly restricts the possible types of black holes.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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He will also qualify for a signing bonus of $31.5 million to come over to the new company, paid through restricted stock units.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
CrowdStrike made a $188 million special award of restricted shares to Kurtz, a co-founder, in late December, securities filings show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Jim Fairlie, the Scottish government's minister for agriculture, marine and the islands, said bluetongue is "not going away any time soon" and called the restricted zone covering the whole of Scotland a "practical, sensible step."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Parts of south-west Scotland were already in a restricted zone, after cases in the region began appearing in August.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The science of range management has largely ignored this possibility, although these insects are perhaps the most selective of all grazers and their highly restricted diets could easily be turned to man’s advantage.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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For years, home prices have marched upward, hitting new record highs as people hung on to their homes and their ultralow mortgage rates, restricting supply.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Baghdad and Washington agreed in 2024 to wind down the coalition's mission, and its troops withdrew gradually from bases across the country, restricting their presence to the autonomous northern Kurdistan region.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Both worry that restricting the program to English will also be a loss for their children, who they believe would benefit from the extra support for language acquisition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
But people stopping to take photographs along the way was restricting that flow and delaying later visitors.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Her success earned her an offer for a graduate fellowship, but she thought spending three years studying a single medieval poet sounded restricting.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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