restrict
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As of this summer, more than two-thirds of U.S. states have enacted legislation or policies requiring school districts to restrict phone use in schools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Momentum to restrict or ban social media altogether has been building up globally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
District Judge David Hittner on Tuesday cited the late artist in his decision to strike down Senate Bill 12, a 2023 law that sought to restrict drag shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
That approach can restrict the complexity of possible designs and carries a risk of micro-cracking during milling or sintering.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
One reason is, of course, that we do not seem able to restrict our communication to information-bearing, relevant signals.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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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
According to local media reports officials argue that this unfairly equates the recognised national military with a paramilitary force and restricts its ability to defend citizens against an insurgency.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The United States restricts exports to China of the most cutting-edge silicon chips used to power artificial intelligence systems, designed by industry leader Nvidia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
“I shudder to think what that means. But perhaps it will limit Kronos’s power. For a time, at least, he is confined to a human form. It binds him together. Hopefully it also restricts him.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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At Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Players including Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner restricted their media duties in protest at what some players see as unfair conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The deals pushed back generic entry to 2022 and restricted how much of the market they could take at first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
They include the "Tong Ji", which circled Taiwan in May, tracking the edge of the island's restricted waters and refusing the coast guard's orders to leave.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
A parent or legal guardian can open and manage an account on the minor’s behalf, or a probate court can appoint a guardian or conservator, or set up a restricted account, depending on state law.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Every table presents new temptations, and even on my restricted one-taste-per-dish regimen, I begin filling up quickly.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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She and her sister both approve of hiding the numbers of likes and restricting filters.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Schultz’s original bill would have phased out pesticides with PFAs and put California in line with Maine and Minnesota, which passed laws restricting their use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
These include restricting direct messaging for children under 16, not recommending this age group's content to strangers, and allowing parents to set screen-time limits and block accounts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“When a state offers a method for casting a ballot, the Constitution forbids restricting access to that voting method based on any prohibited ground, including age,” Judge Roger Gregory writes for a unanimous panel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Vincent Racaniello, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Columbia University, who once calculated that he’s grown about 800 billion HeLa cells for his own research, says that restricting HeLa cell use would be disastrous.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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