constrained
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“You may feel constrained because you don’t want to sell stock or have illiquid assets. If the trust holds cash, you can swap those assets to solve your problem.”
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
They were constrained only by access to these ingredients, which, considering they control Mexico’s main shipping ports, is almost limitless.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
‘The world is not constrained by money. It’s constrained by ideas and talent.’
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
The B- rating is constrained by Argentina’s international liquidity, high inflation, and macroeconomic instability.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
They were ranked by sixes, though, and so were constrained in their firing, only a few able to present at once; and the causeway afforded no cover.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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