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restrict

[ri-strikt] / rɪˈstrɪkt /


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Further research will be needed to determine whether these biological features actually restrict their growth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, tanker rates have surged as longer shipping routes, ship-to-ship transfers and sanctions restrict available capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Los Angeles officials began discussing a ban after the city of Rialto became the first to restrict certain sales of nitrous oxide in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Andy Burnham has promised to curb companies' ability to restrict what their workers can do after leaving their job.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Never again. We shall restrict ourselves to more tasteful ventures in the future. Legal, I can’t promise.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The agreement on "made in Europe" restricts its application regarding cars to the EU's 27 countries, with an opt-in for a handful of others, notably Britain and Norway under certain conditions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

It restricts websites and ads designed to make resellers look like authorized ticket sources.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“If it restricts exports, global diesel prices could simply spike,” she wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The State Department restricts the delegation to traveling only between the airport, their hotel and the U.N. headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 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

Even if leave is granted, travel itself is restricted, with official permission required for people to travel outside their city or county.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Morgan’s coverage of the company, which was briefly restricted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Those vehicles are restricted to use on race tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The pattern was not restricted to a single type of cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The uses of these telegraphic, clumsy, ambiguous early scripts were as restricted as the number of their users.

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

Atherosclerotic plaques are deposits of fat and other substances that accumulate inside artery walls, potentially restricting blood flow and increasing the risk of cardiovascular problems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Seafood has been slower to face such scrutiny, though, as the world leans further into aquaculture, that may change, she said, particularly if more governments begin restricting imports tied to illegality or unsustainable practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said drone activity and air strikes were putting civilians, vital infrastructure and aid operations at risk, while insecurity and road closures were restricting humanitarian movements.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

For years, home prices have marched upward, hitting new record highs as people hung on to their homes and their ultralow mortgage rates, restricting supply.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

When the award was announced, the chief was in the third year of a five-year ban restricting him to the district of Stanger in Natal.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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