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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

Its plants require a different type of turbine that faces much less of a supply-chain constraint.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 22, 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

As though to prove that the constraint between them was broken, in the next wait for the rowboat Nat strolled over to join her where she stood watching.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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