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restricts

  • present tense form of restrict (3rd person singular).

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Plus, the Pentagon will start screening servicemembers for low testosterone, and China restricts chatbot romances to boost birthrates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Moving from a free neighborhood high school team to an academy can be expensive, erecting a “pay-to-play” barrier that often restricts those programs to wealthier families.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

This in turn pushes up borrowing costs and restricts the flow of money in the economy, limiting further price hikes and bringing inflation under control.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

"That really restricts what kind of entangled states you get."

From Science Daily Jun. 6, 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