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constrained

[kuhn-streynd] / kənˈstreɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
forced
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“Rising security outlays require explicit reprioritization within constrained envelopes to avoid slippage,” the Fund said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“We expect Micron will post better results and higher guidance, supported by a structurally stronger-for-longer memory cycle driven by hyperscaler demand and constrained supply,” Vinh wrote in a research note Sunday.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Podcasters are less constrained by party discipline, less dependent on access and more responsive to audience sentiment in real time.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

As a result, even if crude production comes back, fuel and gas supplies can remain constrained due to slower recovery in these downstream facilities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

In a sense, we shall be obliged to swing back again, still believing in the new way but constrained by the facts of life to live in the old.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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