constraint
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Really, the constraint on Chinese growth is chronic malinvestment of the country’s savings, which are diverted toward export-manufacturing industries and low-productivity state-owned enterprises rather than toward investment in domestic services and the like.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
It means recognizing that the right response to a geopolitical supply constraint is not necessarily to crush demand.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
“Power remains a key constraint for AI infrastructure build-outs, ” said Andrey Korolenko, chief product and infrastructure officer at Nebius.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
It sits alongside a second layer of physical constraint that shapes the pace of the entire AI buildout.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
“I must not touch you,” he said, with extreme constraint; saying that he looked away.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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