constrained

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Some of his ideas will need to get refined and will be constrained financially at the city and state level.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

With shipping through Hormuz severely constrained, the country is rerouting crude exports via its East-West pipeline to the Red Sea port of Yanbu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But when market sentiment shifts or volatility rises, investors may find that liquidity is more constrained than expected.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

"These days Hong Kong is their best hope to attract global investors and position themselves as a player not fully constrained by the boundary of the mainland market," she adds.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

There are other enterprises where our ability to change the rules is constrained by factors over which we have no control.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton