constraints

Example Sentences

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Judges won’t always act ethically without legal constraints.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Supply-chain backlogs, permitting fights and power-supply constraints are among the issues that have caused data-center construction to fall behind targeted timelines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The French company said it was taking the game, which attracted more than 12 million players during its lifetime, offline, citing "upcoming server infrastructure and licensing constraints".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Refiners have the ability to optimize their product slate, even with constraints around crude oil, Salazar said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Waitresses chafed at managers’ stinginess toward the customers; housecleaners resented the time constraints that sometimes made them cut corners; retail workers wanted the floor to be beautiful, not cluttered with excess stock as management required.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich