Example Sentences

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The Rev. Gilles Drouin, an adviser to the Paris archbishop, said at the news conference on Monday that the goal was to “decompartmentalize spaces that were constraining it somewhat.”

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

It aimed at unshackling the evil forces that were constraining the capacities of capitalism by creating a sole managerial focus on maximizing shareholder value.

From Forbes • Oct. 14, 2014