constrain
Example Sentences
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Analysts note that the valuation Anthropic sets will constrain OpenAI’s ability to set its own price when it goes public.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
While global AI-driven demand underpins manufacturing, risks are emerging from potential disruptions to critical inputs, like helium, which could constrain semiconductor and other high-value manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The new results constrain the form of these models and will direct future searches for them.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
But it warned that "if instability in the Middle East persists, rising costs, delays and limited transport capacity are likely to constrain humanitarian operations further."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
And the lack of safety cannot help but constrain your sense of the galaxy.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing constrain
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 3
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