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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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Really, the constraint on Chinese growth is chronic malinvestment of the country’s savings, which are diverted toward export-manufacturing industries and low-productivity state-owned enterprises rather than toward investment in domestic services and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

That is the deeper and longer-term constraint Warsh will face.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The second structural constraint operates at a level most tech analysts do not model: the bond market.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

“Power remains a key constraint for AI infrastructure build-outs, ” said Andrey Korolenko, chief product and infrastructure officer at Nebius.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The differing availability of raw materials imposed an obvious constraint on material culture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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