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The phrase "a narrow interpretation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a limited or restricted understanding of a concept, idea, or text.
Example: "The author argues that a narrow interpretation of the law can lead to unjust outcomes."
Alternatives: "a limited understanding of" or "a restricted view of".
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For example, he favors a narrow interpretation of the impeachment clause of the United States Constitution.
described it as a "thoroughly disappointing judgement based on a narrow interpretation of the law".
Renowned scholars were known to spurn public office because they were not satisfied with a narrow interpretation of Confucianism.
Banks, for one, would love to see a narrow interpretation of new limits on activities such as proprietary trading.
The court's four conservative justices at the time — led by Antonin Scalia, who died in 2016 — argued for a narrow interpretation of the law that limited its reach.
In immigration court, judges are bound by out-of-date policies, which take a narrow interpretation of the law of asylum.
It was based on the Confucian Classics and on a narrow interpretation of them introduced by the reigning Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty to justify monarchical rule.
This is, to be sure, a narrow interpretation of Islam, one that reflects the influence that fundamentalists now wield over the public discourse about religion.
Those who really value education are also enraged by the official insistence that they must choose a school based overwhelmingly on a narrow interpretation of "results".
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Peter Farrell, the city's senior lawyer in the case, offered a narrower interpretation of the disclosure order.
The convictions were reversed in 1979, but the defendants were retried under a narrower interpretation of the law and were once again convicted.
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