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restrict

[ri-strikt] / rɪˈstrɪkt /


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Medical debt below $500 no longer affects credit scores under voluntary policies adopted by major credit-report agencies, and some states have enacted laws seeking to ban or restrict medical debt affecting credit scores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Later that day, Asos said it took immediate action to restrict the apparent hackers' access, was investigating and working with advisers and relevant authorities on "next steps".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Polymarket partners with IC360, an integrity monitoring group that tracks problematic trading behavior and offers self-exclusion tools that allow users to voluntarily restrict or withdraw their accounts.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

“It was not going to restrict it from being able to do all kinds of things,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

He began to restrict his riding to top horses assigned high imposts.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

A quarter-point rate hike from here would get the federal funds rate between 4% and 4.25%, what Kaplan says is in the neighborhood of the neutral rate that neither accelerates nor restricts the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

The Bass campaign’s decision came after The Times questioned whether the donations might run afoul of a city law that restricts campaign contributions by city contractors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The government policy, which came into effect from 1 September, restricts mandatory uniform items with school logos to three for primary schools and four for secondary schools, with the latter including ties.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Plus, Pennsylvania restricts data-center construction and ABC sues the FCC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I shudder to think what that means. But perhaps it will limit Kronos’s power. For a time, at least, he is confined to a human form. It binds him together. Hopefully it also restricts him.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

The monitoring of and restricted access to devices instead should come through negotiation, even when you are dealing with someone who is very recalcitrant.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

"We don't want people to be restricted given the fact that it's now at this time where the vets think there's unlikely to be transmission of the disease," Fairlie added.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Of that, $110 million came from a June 2025 stock-option grant tied to signing a new contract, and $11 million from a “supplemental” grant of restricted shares the prior March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But those reduced-capability models were later restricted too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

No longer would artists be restricted to flat likenesses.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Family dynamics run deep, and sorting through the complications involved in restricting a connection to the outside world or keeping tabs on an older person will look different for every household.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Authorities widened the crackdown in 2021, declaring cryptocurrency transactions illegal and restricting mining.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Baghdad and Washington agreed in 2024 to wind down the coalition's mission, and its troops withdrew gradually from bases across the country, restricting their presence to the autonomous northern Kurdistan region.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Both worry that restricting the program to English will also be a loss for their children, who they believe would benefit from the extra support for language acquisition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

But there was a difference between suppressing the publication of research findings and restricting the personal give-and-take among scientists that was indispensable for scientific progress.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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