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constrained

adjective as in forced

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They include an innovative fuel system in a ship whose dimensions were constrained by small harbours, Covid, Brexit, management changes and poor decisions which left "legacy challenges throughout the whole build cycle".

From BBC

Meanwhile, Algeria's ambassador Amar Bendjama said the Security Council remained "constrained" as it was "unable even to name the aggressor, to qualify aggression as a violation of international law".

From BBC

Beef prices have increased to historic highs of £7 per kg due to constrained supply and continued consumer demand, said NCB.

From BBC

Unlike many migrant workers constrained by economic pressures, Nepali students in India appear more articulate, engaged, and hopeful about the future.

From BBC

He’s no longer constrained by what little caution and niceties he may have once had, or by officials and staffers who managed to, at least on occasion, thwart his cruelest instincts.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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