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constrict

[kuhn-strikt] / kənˈstrɪkt /


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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

Now he knew that every pore in his body could constrict with terror.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

These two brief scenes quickly and credibly evoke a complex bond, and a family life that constricts in some ways and comforts in others.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

In some people, this capsule constricts around the implant, impeding its function and causing pain.

From Science Daily Sep. 25, 2023

Any system that constricts teachers—holds them to small-bore metrics, punishes them for forces outside their control, discourages their creativity and spontaneity, chips away at their humanity—is a bad system.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

Although artillery-shell output has increased, producers still rely on constricted supplies of dangerous chemicals manufactured in a globe-spanning supply chain with lots of chokepoints.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 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

This constricted geographical footprint matters for Moderna from a revenue perspective.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

But my chest was on fire, and my lungs constricted, stretched tight and useless by the pain in my ribs.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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

Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 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

Rising demand for silver-backed ETFs has also absorbed more of the metal, further constricting supply.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 13, 2025

Her eyes flew open at the voice, her heart constricting painfully, her brain telling her it was stupid to hope, so very stupid.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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