constrain
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“We do not yet constrain production forecasts as a result of fuel availability, however we consider this a real risk should fuel shortages escalate further,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
LeMay, predictably, was “solidly opposed” to the treaty, arguing it would impede military readiness and constrain America’s nuclear capability.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
LaGuardia is one of three airports where the FAA already restricts the number of runway slots to constrain capacity, alongside New York’s JFK International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Doing so demands coordinated action by the international community to constrain the East Asian supply chains feeding their production.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
The term ‘relativism’ is contentious, but I use it, rather than ‘constructivism’, because I want to refer to those who hold that reality does not constrain the beliefs we can hold about the real world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing constrain
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 3
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