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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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“So, this is creating a strong constraint in the end markets from AI to mobile and PC.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Canadian author Jack Jedwab wrote in French language newspaper La Presse that Rousseau's lack of French knowledge sends a message to Air Canada employees that "bilingualism is a constraint, not a value".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

This constraint is known as the Shockley-Queisser limit and has remained a major challenge.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

The constraint there is not equipment shortages or sanctions, but the timing of the damage relative to the asset’s investment cycle, according to Rystad.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

And perhaps our hunger and our anger at our constraint conquered both of us—for he persisted in holding it from me, laughing and saying, “What is this?”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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