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"Fifa's extraordinary power over world football has operated largely without meaningful internal constraint, with accountability coming principally through external forces, including political pressure, public scrutiny, and intervention through international criminal law enforcement," the application adds.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But in a blockbuster landscape like the one we’re in now, thoughtful constraint is welcome and needed.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Governments have responded to this mathematical constraint by choosing which principle they are prepared to weaken.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

The loser of Humphrey’s Executor was Franklin D. Roosevelt, and 15 presidents of both parties operated under its constraint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

With me he was warm as ever, and to Van Helsing he was sweetly courteous; but I could not help seeing that there was some constraint with him.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Proponents of AI argue that it allows writers and creators to take on blockbuster-scale films without financial constraints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

In May, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink told Congress that the U.S. “probably” needs a new launch facility capable of supporting heavy- and superheavy-lift rockets, citing constraints at existing spaceports.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

An advantage of settling is states will get money pronto with few constraints on how it can be spent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“What matters more is that Meta has accepted enforceable constraints on the design of its products—and that the states have produced a regulatory template they can now take to the rest of the industry.”

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

She insisted on her unequivocal determination for them to remain together only so long as they were friends, without constraints or promises for the future, just like Sartre and Beauvoir.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende