restrict
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Find insight on Petronas and the proposal to restrict U.S. diesel exports and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“It was not going to restrict it from being able to do all kinds of things,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
That boundary can also restrict the movement of marine animals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Some individual EU countries have already announced their own separate plans to restrict social media for children, including France and Spain.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Southern colonies did not hesitate to invent ways to extend the terms of servitude, and the planter class accumulated uncultivated lands to restrict the options of free workers.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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“If it restricts exports, global diesel prices could simply spike,” she wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Bass campaign’s decision came after The Times questioned whether the donations might run afoul of a city law that restricts campaign contributions by city contractors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Another $193 million involves entities on the Commerce Department’s Entity List, which restricts access to sensitive U.S. technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
A low-carbohydrate diet, also known as the Atkins or ketogenic diet, greatly restricts carbohydrates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
‘He restricts my powers. This storm above? I haven’t had this much fun in ages, yet it is only a small taste of what I can do!’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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During the staffer’s final weeks on the job, the person put potentially sensitive files on an unencrypted USB drive and sent others to personal email addresses, days before traveling to a restricted country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
California restricted bilingual education in public schools nearly 30 years ago when voters passed Proposition 227.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Filmed mainly in Munich, Germany, it featured 10 actors of restricted growth who played the Oompa Loompas - the factory's workers.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
She says she trained in disguise out of necessity before then in an effort to avoid being attacked, in a country where women's rights are heavily restricted.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
And the voting rights of African Americans in the South were restricted until President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, he said he is considering restricting diesel exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He has previously vetoed some bills aimed at restricting big tech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Odegaard was troubled by knee and shoulder injuries last season, restricting him to only 36 games in all competitions, scoring just one goal with seven assists.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
One possible strategy is restricting protein intake, which could reduce tyrosine exposure.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sparkling scarlet wires are wrapped tightly around me, restricting any movement.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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