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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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He dismisses regulation as a constraint on US competitiveness with China, even as more and more Americans come out angrily against AI and the huge energy-consuming data centers needed to power it.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

That is the deeper and longer-term constraint Warsh will face.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

It sits alongside a second layer of physical constraint that shapes the pace of the entire AI buildout.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

There’s no moral bar on European electorates giving the welfare state priority over economic growth, although low growth eventually imposes a fiscal constraint on welfare.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

They greeted each other with constraint “I am glad you have come to Camelot,” he said.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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