restrictive

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With competitive three-tier pricing starting at $3.49/month, it offers a refined, “set-it-and-forget-it” experience that reliably unblocks global content and performs exceptionally well even in restrictive jurisdictions.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

The difference reflects a larger question facing the central bank: whether the current inflation backdrop requires maintaining restrictive policy, or whether emerging signs of economic softening and improving supply conditions justify a more gradual shift.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

They highlight that restrictive zoning is largely to blame for underproduction relative to job growth and concur that rent control is counterproductive as it discourages the addition of supply, even with strong demand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They also highlighted an additional 24 planets within a more restrictive 3D habitable zone, based on tighter assumptions about how much heat a planet can tolerate before becoming uninhabitable.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Anything too restrictive, I put back on the rack.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama