at the limit
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He said that summer was the peak period for repairing the energy network, battered through the winter by repeat Russian attacks, meaning the grid was already "operating at the limit of its capabilities".
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
“We are at the limit: The situation is critical and precarious,” Yaima Sardiñas, a manicurist and mother of three, said by phone from Havana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
However, it added that achieving this would be "at the limit of what is feasible".
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
Another, an organophosphate called tributyl phosphate, was right at the limit, according to a Navy toxicologist’s review of the findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025
To one side of the path, at the limit of his sight, he noticed something abnormal.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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