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The lack of a path to a resolution has focused concern on the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran is restricting maritime traffic and setting up a payment mechanism to charge tolls for crossing ships.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

In response, the company is restricting access to some of the capabilities to clients that verify their identities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Mexico also is restricting permits for botanists and not allowing seeds to be collected, further curtailing the work, scientists say.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

Residents have raised other concerns that the city is restricting civic engagement by placing partitions in City Hall and increasing uniformed police presence, according to the letter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

Under a scheme to ration the neutral countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Holland—that is, restricting their imports to their estimated domestic needs—further licenses granted to British exporters to trade with these countries were discontinued.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)