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as in condemnation
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
the church's strictures on the morals and mores of contemporary society
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as in restriction
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
the new zoning strictures effectively make further development along the riverfront commercially unviable
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Recent Examples of stricture
France has a much-vaunted 35-hour workweek, although that stricture only applies to blue-collar workers.
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Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
This procedure is used to widen a stricture (a narrowed intestinal passage).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Sometimes the Arabic comes alive in the form of a bird or mammal, just abstract enough to escape the stricture on graven images.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
But coach Billy Donovan challenged that stricture on Monday night as Ball stayed in for an extra two minutes in the fourth quarter.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Rich Lowry, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
This procedure is used to widen a stricture (a narrowed intestinal passage).
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2024
Sometimes the Arabic comes alive in the form of a bird or mammal, just abstract enough to escape the stricture on graven images.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
But coach Billy Donovan challenged that stricture on Monday night as Ball stayed in for an extra two minutes in the fourth quarter.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results.Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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According to data provided by the MSA, there were eight temporary flight restriction violations and unauthorized drone flights during the five Ravens regular-season games of the 2024-25 season.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Pryor, like other D-1 athletes, accepted amateurism restrictions as a condition of playing college sports.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Because sure enough, Glenn calls the going-out crew into the master for a reprimand.Emma Soren, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2025
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However, for that policy violation, he was issued only a letter of reprimand.Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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The launch date is dependent on spacecraft traffic to the ISS and in-orbit activity planning and constraints that have to be coordinated with NASA.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025
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Newcastle also remain bound by financial constraints, with only about £60million spent this season.Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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But as part of the censure, the board barred Morris from taking part in deliberations and votes regarding the Hagekhalil investigation.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Still, her presence does give Sorkin the opportunity to leap back and forth between the writing of the address and the aftermath, exploring the president’s struggle to regain his composure after a congressional censure in the process.Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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Gracey makes an effort to innovate in several other ways, navigating around the musical genre’s visual conventions and limitations.David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Heavy Metals Found in Chocolate: Study Sheds Light on Lead, Cadmium in Some Products Criticism of the Report The report has limitations, however.Korin Miller, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Stricture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stricture. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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