constrain

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The First Amendment and decades of precedent constrain executive agencies.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Presidents have a freer hand to craft policy on the global stage, with lawmakers and courts less empowered to constrain them.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

“The staggered nature of the Board limits how much change we can affect in one year, but we do not think the Board should constrain itself on refreshment.”

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

"In principle, I think that this is not an epoch in which you expect to find many of these objects. It helps to constrain the timescales of bar formation. And it's just really interesting."

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

Few rules constrain the exercise of his or her discretion.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander