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During the 2010s, many central banks fretted over low rates, which they worried would constrain their ability to cut rates during a crisis to boost growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

"This in turn might help scientists better constrain when the moon-forming event occurred."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

“You don’t want to get into a situation where you constrain your own products in the years to come because you were giving away the compute forever,” Johnsen added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

However, persistent digital-talent shortages, uneven connectivity and the widening gap in AI adoption between developed and emerging economies are likely to constrain adoption, BMI says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“I’ve got it all worked out,” Dobbs whispered, gripping the side of Orr’s cot with white-knuckled hands to constrain them from waving.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

"Economic interdependence, in this sense, constrains the scope for coordinated measures as these would impose significant commercial costs or provoke direct economic retaliation from China."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

I think that constrains what you’re able to do.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Logan stated the Federal Reserve’s current interest rate setting no longer constrains rising prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

As a result, the idea that oxygen constrains insect size has not been completely ruled out.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

A striking example of Bloor’s inability to acknowledge that nature constrains science is to be found on p.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Reduced investment in data centers and related infrastructure could further ease demand for power, equipment and other constrained inputs, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The building was praised by the jury for its "inventive and site-specific response to a highly constrained plot".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The unwelcome trajectory for mortgage rates overshadows some positive news for home buyers: the recovery in housing supply, which has been constrained over the past few years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

This suggested that the two signals were constrained to evolve together.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

The constrained wind had built itself up to mini-cyclone intensity and could not be constrained.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

“Rising attacks on tankers in and around the Strait of Hormuz are again constraining oil flows from the Persian Gulf,” the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

He added that “when people hand off tasks to agents, more calls and texts can be made as a person’s attention & time are no longer constraining factors.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

This leads to people constraining their budgets early in retirement, and dying with even more money than they started with at the beginning of retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“This is constraining international students from thriving and achieving success,” Ding said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

It was clear that a way had to be found to capture the profits of laboratory discoveries without undermining academic standards or constraining scientific inquiry.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik