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restriction

[ri-strik-shuhn] / rɪˈstrɪk ʃən /


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However, there is a fundamental physical restriction on how long coherence can last.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

The research suggests it can lead to modest weight loss, but studies generally find it doesn’t work any better than normal calorie restriction.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

If former senior intelligence officers can offer their own consulting businesses without restriction, he added, “this opens a potential door for our enemies to try to penetrate.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"With... immigrant labor losing their status to work in the US, that restriction in labor supply is causing subdued labor growth now for health care," said Ken Kim, senior economist at KPMG.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

This natural control, plus quarantine measures and local spraying, achieved what the Department in 1955 described as “outstanding restriction of distribution and damage.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Prolonged withdrawal restrictions or doubts about exchanges’ reserves could cause lenders and market makers to retreat, draining liquidity across platforms, Zhang says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Puente had said that the decision to instruct the trains to move again, without any speed restrictions, was "inexplicable".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The union appears to be the main supporter of the proposal and says the restrictions would prevent excessive spending on executive salaries, fundraisers and other administrative expenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Earlier this year, the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee voted in favor of easing restrictions on the peptides, despite warnings from career scientists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

That had been during the early days when I had felt strong restrictions and resented Emma's boldness and her opinion that I should have been blacker to play my role of Harlem leader.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison


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