restrictive
Example Sentences
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Boston Fed President Susan Collins reiterated her view that the central bank should maintain rates at their current, mildly restrictive levels, for some time.
Seven years later, Gonzales was transferred to Pelican Bay State Prison’s Security Housing Unit, then the most restrictive facility in California, where he was held in solitary confinement for about 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times
Caution is taken with pitchers: They’re on restrictive pitch counts, with mandatory rest.
“Yet the very competitors that could check this monopoly and restore balance are routinely boxed out by restrictive practices that limit innovation and reduce consumer options,” Brighton added.
From Los Angeles Times
“If inflation follows the path I expect, further reductions in the federal-funds rate will eventually be warranted to prevent monetary policy from inadvertently becoming more restrictive,” Williams said in a speech.
From MarketWatch
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