constraint
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Contracts entered into under severe constraint can be voided, as can agreements that violate the principles of freedom, such as selling oneself into slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The constraint there is not equipment shortages or sanctions, but the timing of the damage relative to the asset’s investment cycle, according to Rystad.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
Oil drillers and other energy stocks have unsurprisingly gushed this year thanks to crude prices, which have surged due to the war in Iran and resulting supply constraint concerns.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
But its use in microscopy has been limited by a fundamental constraint known as the diffraction limit.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
The market for “synthetics” removed any constraint on the size of risk associated with subprime mortgage lending.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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