as in limited
having distinct or certain limits
the public is allowed some restricted access to the government-owned land
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as in confined
to set bounds or an upper limit for
will restrict access to the laboratory
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
And as a pending restricted free agent, his future in Big D with the Stars was murky at best.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
India has surged to become the second-biggest supplier of restricted critical technologies to Russia, US and European officials said, highlighting the challenge in efforts to choke off exports fueling President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
The Daily Telegram, which covered the hearing, said the lawsuit was delivered by certified mail to a residence Combs owns in Los Angeles; but, the judge said it was not mailed for restricted delivery to the addressee as required by the court rules for serving a lawsuit by mail.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
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Kevin Dietsch—Getty Images The draft presidential orders are kept locked in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility at the White House and electronically on a highly restricted server, according to two former federal officials familiar with how such documents are stored.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
And as a pending restricted free agent, his future in Big D with the Stars was murky at best.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
India has surged to become the second-biggest supplier of restricted critical technologies to Russia, US and European officials said, highlighting the challenge in efforts to choke off exports fueling President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
The Daily Telegram, which covered the hearing, said the lawsuit was delivered by certified mail to a residence Combs owns in Los Angeles; but, the judge said it was not mailed for restricted delivery to the addressee as required by the court rules for serving a lawsuit by mail.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Restricted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restricted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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