the limit
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It often implies bending the rules, or stretching them to the limit, rather than breaking them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Sometimes we take things to the limit, and then step back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Blowing away every team comfortably or being pushed to the limit to win a Test - which would England prefer?
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
"Elias 2-24 b is at the limit of what current telescopes can detect, but with new instruments like NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, such detections should become easier."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Furthermore, they would be sailing day and night, and they needed to get beyond the limit of floating ice: if they rammed a chunk in the dark, their journey would be a short one.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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