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enchainments

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plural of enchainment

as in restrictions

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This year, seven states that expanded Medicaid coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss either dropped the benefit or added restrictions to limit eligibility.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
This past year, Denver Water joined several other municipalities, including Aurora, in issuing drought restrictions that limited outdoor water use amid ongoing drought conditions in Colorado.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

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Following the death in Georgia, non-Six Flags theme parks SeaWorld Orlando in Florida and La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, also temporarily closed one roller coaster apiece that use clamshell restraints.

— Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
On Saturday, Six Flags said eight of those coasters remained closed and will have the seat belts or other restraints installed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Backers of electric WIGs view them as a more-practical alternative to eVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, which face major adoption barriers due to operational constraints and regulatory challenges.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of constraints

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That approach has encouraged customers to purchase multiple bracelets, often coordinating them with watches.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
The motif appears in necklaces with interlocking links, substantial bracelets, earrings, and rings, each playing with the shape's elegant proportions.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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Part of the Measure J mandate passed by voters in 2020 is to reduce incarcerations by adding more interdictions by substance abuse and mental health counselors, when there’s no weapon involved or violent threat.

— Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026
One 2025 study found that these waivers may be tied to fewer hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and incarcerations among adults with serious mental illness.

— Helen Santoro, Denver Post, 29 June 2026

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