restricting

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But restricting AI development asks them to forgo better cancer diagnostics, faster drug discovery, improved weather forecasting and productivity gains compounding across every sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Some city halls are restricting the granting of tourist-flat permits, and Barcelona has said it will revoke the licenses of all its 10,000 short-term apartments by 2028.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Earlier this year, Italy tightened its citizenship-by-descent rules, restricting eligibility primarily to those with Italian parents or grandparents.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Private-credit firms are tightening lending standards, increasing interest rates and fees, and restricting debt amid investor scrutiny and fund outflows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The story went on to say, “The federal government is permitting a California biotechnology company to license three experimental cancer drugs from Cuba—making an exception to the policy of tightly restricting trade with that country.”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman