constrained
Example Sentences
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It is one of the bloc’s few federal institutions and can make decisions affecting hundreds of millions of people without being constrained by Brussels’s political gridlock.
District Judge Christina A. Snyder said she was “constrained” to block the law because it included only local and federal officers, while exempting state law enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times
One person may feel overly cautious, while the other feels constrained.
From MarketWatch
Moreover, its rise narrowed the policy space for others: strategies that once enabled late industrialization are now contested or constrained by new trade, investment, and climate regimes.
From Barron's
She and others in the administration, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have criticized changes put in place after the 2008-09 financial crisis, arguing that they have made banks less competitive and constrained the economy.
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