Example Sentences

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Many unprofitable software companies have borrowed risky loans from private-credit funds over the years, and earlier this year, JPMorgan told some funds that it was restricting their access to credit based on their exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

In instituting the freeze, Health and Human Services had said it would review how the federal money had been used by the state, and was restricting access to additional money amid its inquiries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Back in May, after the U.S. government said it was restricting chip sales to China, Nvidia estimated that it would lose out on $8 billion in revenue due to export controls.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

He also linked to an article he wrote about the press secretary denying the outlet's claim that the White House was restricting it and other publications from the president's indoor events.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

They revealed Google was restricting access to over-18s when I asked whether students would start using Bard to do their homework instead of ChatGPT.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023