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"Weak gravitational lensing can constrain mass much further out, so you can get a better picture of the surrounding cluster area," said Finner.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

For the next two to three quarters, hawkish policy, a firm dollar and elevated U.S. real rates could constrain the metal’s upside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It has tried to meet the human-defined objectives set out before it through a path its designers failed to constrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

“You don’t want to get into a situation where you constrain your own products in the years to come because you were giving away the compute forever,” Johnsen added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Why should our experience at 10 kilometers an hour constrain the laws of nature at 300,000 kilometers per second?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

It also constrains certain theories involving extra spatial dimensions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Economic interdependence, in this sense, constrains the scope for coordinated measures as these would impose significant commercial costs or provoke direct economic retaliation from China."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

I think that constrains what you’re able to do.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

On beef, Mr. Youngkin explains, “prices are way up, and therefore cattle ranchers and farmers are selling their stock, which constrains supply. And that means that prices are going to stay high for a while.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

A striking example of Bloor’s inability to acknowledge that nature constrains science is to be found on p.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“There appears no end in sight to Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, which has constrained oil flow,” they note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Still, exits have shown modest signs of improvement as firms face pressure from fund investors amid a constrained fundraising environment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Electric bikes can dramatically reduce operating costs for high-mileage riders, it said, although expansion was constrained by the same foreign-exchange shortages affecting the wider economy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Gasoline may respond more quickly, said Yilmaz, while diesel could remain comparatively supported through winter because inventories are still tight and middle-distillate supply remains constrained.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

At length Darcy spoke, and in a constrained manner said, “Mr. Wickham is blessed with such happy manners as may ensure his making friends—whether he may be equally capable of retaining them, is less certain.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

"As a result, they've become textbook examples of convergent evolution, which can tell us a lot about the processes driving and constraining adaptive change in response to similar environmental cues."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

This leads to people constraining their budgets early in retirement, and dying with even more money than they started with at the beginning of retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“This is constraining international students from thriving and achieving success,” Ding said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Despite rising computer-memory costs and a tight supply chain that have been constraining phone sales, the company is prospering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

In this sense, mathematics is just the opposite of constraining; it is empowering, and at the service of anyone who cares to use it.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos