as in limiting
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will restrict access to the laboratory
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Recent Examples of restricting
Another line of mitigation focuses on restricting access to models without guardrails.
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Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026
In fact, when several states passed laws restricting police quotas, the rate at which state highway patrol officers issued citations actually went up, according to Edwards’ recent analysis.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Beijing is restricting overseas travel for AI officials at Alibaba and DeepSeek — similar to rules for academics and nuclear scientists — in an effort to secure its technology amid a heated race with Washington.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The order also laid out rules for protests or other demonstrations, restricting them to certain areas outside of the court house.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Until now, the administration’s battles over transgender students have largely focused on restricting their participation in team sports and preventing them from using bathrooms based on their gender identity.
—Marie-Amelie George, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The act, which was reintroduced to Congress earlier this year, would prohibit banks with more than $100 billion in assets from restricting the number of processing networks on which a credit card transaction can be processed.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The problem of how to share data about threats, while still restricting access, is a major challenge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 May 2026
Live Nation also dominates the secondary ticket market by restricting sales to Ticketmaster’s resale platform.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 May 2026
Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026
In fact, when several states passed laws restricting police quotas, the rate at which state highway patrol officers issued citations actually went up, according to Edwards’ recent analysis.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Beijing is restricting overseas travel for AI officials at Alibaba and DeepSeek — similar to rules for academics and nuclear scientists — in an effort to secure its technology amid a heated race with Washington.
—semafor.com, 29 May 2026
The order also laid out rules for protests or other demonstrations, restricting them to certain areas outside of the court house.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Until now, the administration’s battles over transgender students have largely focused on restricting their participation in team sports and preventing them from using bathrooms based on their gender identity.
—Marie-Amelie George, The Conversation, 28 May 2026
The act, which was reintroduced to Congress earlier this year, would prohibit banks with more than $100 billion in assets from restricting the number of processing networks on which a credit card transaction can be processed.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 27, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026
The problem of how to share data about threats, while still restricting access, is a major challenge.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 24 May 2026
Live Nation also dominates the secondary ticket market by restricting sales to Ticketmaster’s resale platform.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restricting
limiting
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Keep in mind, many financial experts recommend limiting your precious metals allocation to no more than 5% to 10% of your portfolio.—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Mount Fuji, in Japan, is limiting climbers on the Yoshida Trail to 4,000 per day and has increased the charge by 4,000 yen, from 1,000 yen.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Restricting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricting. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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