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Also, your heart rate spikes, your blood pressure soars, the blood vessels in your extremities constrict to keep warm blood near your core and you begin to gasp involuntarily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

And while concerns about artificial-intelligence disruption have taken center stage as of late, the firm’s core business model, which centers on massive projects for large enterprises, has faced pressure as customers’ IT spending budgets constrict.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

The team found that this brain region is also linked to nerves that constrict blood vessels, which increases blood pressure.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026

Tina explains the appeal comes from the fact that the "cold exposure causes blood vessels to constrict, which can reduce swelling".

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

The touch of those small fingers on his face—tracing the furrows and ridges of the scars—made Antairis heart constrict, just a little.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Such reactions can range from responses with “no clinical manifestations” to irritating rashes to life-threatening conditions such as anaphylactic shock, which constricts breathing and impairs motor function.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

They expect Akamai’s core content-delivery business, which centers on moving data across the internet, to transition from a double-digit decliner to generally stable as the industry constricts and traffic trends improve.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

These two brief scenes quickly and credibly evoke a complex bond, and a family life that constricts in some ways and comforts in others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

In some people, this capsule constricts around the implant, impeding its function and causing pain.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023

My throat constricts, and I feel like there is a hand around it, tightening.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

But the combined weight of the Covid pandemic, China's spiralling property slump and constricted borrowing limits for its citizens have sunk those sky-high ambitions, and all but ground the project to a standstill.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

As the water moves beyond the constricted section, pressure rises and the bubbles violently collapse.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

Accenture faces pressure from constricted client IT spending budgets and skepticism over its product-focused acquisition strategy.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Physical capacity across the world is constricted by a variety of chokepoints, some natural like Hormuz, some man-made like tariffs.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

Fear constricted Olanna’s chest: something had happened to Kainene and they had sent Professor Achara to tell her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In commodities, the team favors base industrial metals like aluminum, nickel, lead, and zinc, as artificial-intelligence and military buildouts increase demand while reinvestment rates by miners remain low, constricting supply.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Historically low mortgage rates followed by inflation fueled price appreciation and resulted in a lock-in effect for owners that is constricting the supply of homes for sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

The album capped a lengthy, constricting record label contract that Charli had been trying to optimize for years, to varying success.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

The buildup of RGS proteins, says Shishikura, tells the blood vessels to stop constricting, effectively overriding the "squeeze" signal.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025

I washed my face and hands, but even then I could smell it within the soap stinging, constricting the nostrils a little.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner