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enchainments

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plural of enchainment

as in restrictions

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In August, Beijing announced new restrictions on developers' ability to sell unfinished properties.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Others have called for restrictions on data centers, such as requiring that their energy consumption does not add to others’ utility bills.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

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Child Passenger Safety Week highlights best practices for choosing car seats and restraints for young children.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Due to the ongoing construction and current facility restraints, Belmont Park will only operate with a capacity of 6,000 during opening weekend and 4,000 after.

— John Dias, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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Stock markets are soaring to fresh record highs, even as the bond market sounds the alarm on fiscal constraints.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Many have been feeling the squeeze as costs for inputs like diesel, fertilizer and seed have soared thanks to refinery constraints and supply disruptions amid the Iran war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of constraints

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Trade tensions between the EU and China have grown in recent months, with both sides imposing or considering curbs on each other’s imports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Most glaringly, Nvidia continues to work with at least one entity that the US has recently flagged as potentially evading export curbs.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

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The jewelry brand, which specializes in demi-fine gold and bejeweled happy face charm bracelets, has seen triple-digit growth this season, according to Sophie Capel-Creasey, a jewelry buyer for Selfridges.

— Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Students at Independence Elementary School in Clarkston, Michigan, are spending their recesses and free time making bracelets, stickers and other items for a cause that is deeply personal to their school community.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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Part of the Measure J mandate passed by voters in 2020 is to reduce incarcerations by adding more interdictions by substance abuse and mental health counselors, when there’s no weapon involved or violent threat.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026
One 2025 study found that these waivers may be tied to fewer hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and incarcerations among adults with serious mental illness.

— Helen Santoro, Denver Post, 29 June 2026

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