constrained
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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 fairness to Caine, his position is genuinely constrained.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
“Safe transit capacity is expected to remain constrained to a maximum of 10–15 passages a day if the ceasefire holds,” the ship-tracking service added.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Oil prices rose after Wednesday’s plunge as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely constrained and Israeli attacks on Lebanon threatened a fragile truce.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Science belongs to the very extensive class of activities which combine the natural and the artificial, which are constrained by both reality and culture.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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