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Newsom last year vetoed a similar AI bill from McNerney to ban automated decision-making systems to discipline employees over worries that it could restrict companies’ ability to use customer ratings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Lawmakers are now trying to restrict the technology, while a number of towns have said they would stop using the cameras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Republican Ron DeSantis wants new state laws to restrict the use of automated license plate readers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The Metropolitan Police has defended the use of drill music lyrics as evidence in criminal cases following a campaign to change the law to restrict their use.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
One reason is, of course, that we do not seem able to restrict our communication to information-bearing, relevant signals.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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According to local media reports officials argue that this unfairly equates the recognised national military with a paramilitary force and restricts its ability to defend citizens against an insurgency.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
It restricts where and how development can take place, particularly near the coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The brain has its own specialized immune cells, along with the blood-brain barrier, which restricts many substances and cells from entering brain tissue.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
The United States restricts exports to China of the most cutting-edge silicon chips used to power artificial intelligence systems, designed by industry leader Nvidia.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The “no hair” theorem is of great practical importance, because it so greatly restricts the possible types of black holes.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Around the same time, Beijing also reportedly restricted travel for two of Manus' co-founders, preventing them from leaving China.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The region has long demanded greater autonomy and is one of the most strictly controlled regions in the country, with access for foreign media tightly restricted.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The deals pushed back generic entry to 2022 and restricted how much of the market they could take at first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
What happened: The document set out a series of conditions, including the release billions of dollars in Iranian assets that were frozen and restricted by the United States “upon the implementation” of the memorandum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Television at Hailsham had been pretty restricted, and at the Cottages too—though there was nothing to stop us watching all day—no one was very keen on it.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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In March, a federal district judge granted the trust a preliminary injunction, temporarily restricting the ballroom construction from proceeding while the litigation continued.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
The blood-brain barrier creates another obstacle by restricting how effectively drugs and radiotherapy can reach the tumor.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Regulations will include restricting sales to people under 21, banning sales near schools and daycare centers and the creation of labels warning against its use, according to the motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
“When a state offers a method for casting a ballot, the Constitution forbids restricting access to that voting method based on any prohibited ground, including age,” Judge Roger Gregory writes for a unanimous panel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
When the award was announced, the chief was in the third year of a five-year ban restricting him to the district of Stanger in Natal.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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