constricting

In particular, prolonged standing can raise blood pressure as the body boosts circulation to the lower limbs by constricting blood vessels and increasing the pumping power of the heart.

Some senior leaders at the committees worried that the agreement might have unforeseen consequences, perhaps constricting how campaigns use AI, according to multiple Democratic operatives familiar with the outreach.

However, MPs on the Education Select Committee say the plans risk "constricting student choice".

It might also temporarily reduce pain and swelling associated with pimples or minor sunburns, she says, also by constricting blood vessels.

Each performance, in its own way, felt like a rebuttal to the constricting standards to which so many young women are held.