restrictive
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For too long, Christianity’s response to modernity was dismissed as outdated, restrictive or incapable of addressing a pluralistic society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
"This is very restrictive injunctive relief that's going to require them to change a lot of the policies that we had identified as the culprits in what we call the war on childhood," Robertson said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Maybe I need to do one more to be slightly restrictive, but I don’t now that I need to do a lot more than that,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Other deaths have occurred in North Carolina and Georgia, states with bans less restrictive than Texas’.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
The real decision is not whether to use that or which but whether to use a restrictive or a nonrestrictive relative clause.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing restrictive
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