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Iran’s nearly $8 billion crypto ecosystem is growing, and Treasury has moved aggressively to constrict it at the point where crypto must be converted into usable currency, such as dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The KWS has not commented on the allegation about the car park but said that the public had been consulted about the plan to constrict a new orphanage.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

The team found that this brain region is also linked to nerves that constrict blood vessels, which increases blood pressure.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

The issue facing Russia and Iran now is how the Middle East war will constrict supplies of the materials they need to produce drones and wage their respective wars.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

I looked at the doll and felt my throat constrict.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

The book powerfully constricts as it nears the final appointment, describing a terrible itinerary of last things—David’s last meal, his last change of clothing, his last bit of paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Such reactions can range from responses with “no clinical manifestations” to irritating rashes to life-threatening conditions such as anaphylactic shock, which constricts breathing and impairs motor function.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

They expect Akamai’s core content-delivery business, which centers on moving data across the internet, to transition from a double-digit decliner to generally stable as the industry constricts and traffic trends improve.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

The Channel Islands can also act as a “shield” that constricts sound within the Santa Barbara Channel, enabling noise to rattle around more than it would in deeper, more open ocean waters, according to ZoBell.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2024

My head throbs, my stomach hurts, and my chest constricts as if someone is sitting on it.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Shipments of sulfur from Canada were up sharply as global supplies were constricted by the war and the squeeze on goods moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Accenture faces pressure from constricted client IT spending budgets and skepticism over its product-focused acquisition strategy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Scarring, or fibrosis, leaves the usually stretchy organ tight and constricted, meaning it is less able to fill with and hold urine.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

Physical capacity across the world is constricted by a variety of chokepoints, some natural like Hormuz, some man-made like tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

It would inevitably drive prices higher by constricting supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In commodities, the team favors base industrial metals like aluminum, nickel, lead, and zinc, as artificial-intelligence and military buildouts increase demand while reinvestment rates by miners remain low, constricting supply.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Like the milieu in which they’re set, prison movies can be terribly constricting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

The album capped a lengthy, constricting record label contract that Charli had been trying to optimize for years, to varying success.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

But Mr. Richardson grew restless with the rules constricting black life in Memphis and moved the family, including daughter Mary, whom Jones had come to love, up to free country in Alton, Illinois.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield