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Nevertheless, the terms of Akzo’s proposed merger with Axalta constrain negotiations and Nippon Paint would likely need an equity raise to increase its offer, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

A. Economists increasingly agree that as weather events become more frequent and severe, they will drag on growth, stoke inflation and constrain government budgets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

“Moreover, the rapidly increasing equity supply expected over the coming quarters, alongside potentially tighter monetary policy, could constrain equity multiples,” the strategists said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

She said this would constrain whoever is Prime Minister.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

For the Arguments to induce belief, though of sufficient certainty, yet do not so constrain the mind to give its assent, but there is prudence and choice in it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Logan stated the Federal Reserve’s current interest rate setting no longer constrains rising prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

As a result, the idea that oxygen constrains insect size has not been completely ruled out.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

Barron’s: Your latest research on immigration focuses on what happens when constrains are put on the availability of skilled foreign workers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

California would likely be unable to raise the commercial rates to the level of the Medi-Cal ones, because state law constrains the legislature’s ability to do so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

A striking example of Bloor’s inability to acknowledge that nature constrains science is to be found on p.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

But any U.S. contribution will likely be constrained by size, BMI says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

On Friday, Sánchez accused migrant traffickers of exploiting a decision recently made by the country's supreme court which constrained the government's right to immediately deport people who had arrived by sea.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

"Samsung's ability to supply HBM to Nvidia is, in my view, somewhat constrained," Joo Won, head of the economic research division at Hyundai Research Institute, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Over the next three decades, sea level rise pathways are relatively well constrained, making this period especially important for long-range adaptation and infrastructure planning.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

Though they may harness winds and currents, they are unable to control these natural forces, and are always constrained by their physical design.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

"Ever since the 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-oki earthquake in Japan, we realized that the tsunami data had really valuable information for constraining shallow slip," said Melgar.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026

Coming into the conflict, the ECB’s interest rate was at the level economists believe is neutral for the economy—neither constraining nor stimulating growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Put differently, physical shortages are constraining actual consumption, so what appears to be demand destruction is a supply loss showing up on the demand side of the ledger.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 24, 2026

While healthcare spending has benefited the economy, population trends could also limit the pace of growth in coming years by constraining the labor pool, as Schmid said this past week.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

It was clear that a way had to be found to capture the profits of laboratory discoveries without undermining academic standards or constraining scientific inquiry.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik