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restrict

[ri-strikt] / rɪˈstrɪkt /


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The labs appear to have in mind an agreement among competitors to restrict output and set a safety standard collectively rather than compete to produce the safest product.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

In his blog post, Amodei said the U.S. should restrict the sale of certain chips and technology to China.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

The plan to further restrict it was later abandoned.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

While the designation does not prevent all development on the headland, it does restrict the kind of changes owners to property within the boundary can make without first obtaining planning permission.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

He added that the order to restrict text messaging by federal employees behind the wheel “sends a very clear signal to the American public that distracted driving is dangerous and unacceptable.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The Bass campaign’s decision came after The Times questioned whether the donations might run afoul of a city law that restricts campaign contributions by city contractors.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The loss of the princesses' skulls restricts the kinds of analyses that can be performed, and the team has not yet completed every type of investigation it hopes to conduct.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

The law “unquestionably taxes activity outside of Maryland,” the court wrote, and violates the so-called dormant Commerce Clause, a doctrine that restricts states from passing laws that burden interstate commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The United States restricts exports to China of the most cutting-edge silicon chips used to power artificial intelligence systems, designed by industry leader Nvidia.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

“I shudder to think what that means. But perhaps it will limit Kronos’s power. For a time, at least, he is confined to a human form. It binds him together. Hopefully it also restricts him.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

At the end of 2025, the company disclosed it had $105 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, up from $36.9 million a year earlier.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

These have severely restricted grain exports in the Black Sea -- a crucial source of Kyiv's revenue.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

This, she said, restricted the royal family's movement and their ability to receive visitors, describing it as "house arrest".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Gulf oil production and exports remain severely restricted, while flows through the Strait of Hormuz averaged just 7.6 million barrels a day in August—13.1 million barrels a day below prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

That took ten years off my mom and I got restricted for another month.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

He has previously vetoed some bills aimed at restricting big tech.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

One possible strategy is restricting protein intake, which could reduce tyrosine exposure.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Sundararajan says the designation should bring faster clearances, emergency repair mechanisms and an Indian cable-repair capability, along with legally protected cable zones around landing sites and routes, restricting anchoring and trawling.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Federal officials warned that restricting training data would stall scientific and creative progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Partly it was to do with the limitations of equipment–there were, for instance, no centrifuges until the second half of the century, severely restricting many kinds of experiments–and partly it was social.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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