stricture

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Yet almost three years later, the site still hosts numerous listings that appear to violate this stricture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Doctors performed an X-ray, found a stricture — a narrowing of the intestinal tract — and airlifted her to a hospital in Honolulu that was equipped to perform surgery.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

Such a stricture has been harder for the Fed to follow as it has significantly expanded its purchases since last year to stabilize financial markets in the face of the pandemic recession.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

The range of symptoms varies, depending on the severity of the stricture and its location in the colon.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2021

My father did, in any case, rapidly discover a way to circumvent the limitations on his effectiveness implied by the stricture that he should carry no laden trays.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro