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constrained

[kuhn-streynd] / kənˈstreɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
forced
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That in turns leads to more constrained, and more volatile, investment returns.

From MarketWatch • 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

“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

We approach the planets of our system, largish worlds, captives of the Sun, gravitationally constrained to follow nearly circular orbits, heated mainly by sunlight.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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