finite

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But society’s realization that birds were a finite resource and worth saving makes for a hell of a story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

There is a pot of money available to help homeowners with the installation costs but it's finite and demand for heat pumps is growing.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

My mental real estate around food is finite.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

They are all inseparable in his own mind, free from categories or a finite series of pictures.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The surface of the earth is finite in extent but it doesn’t have a boundary or edge: if you sail off into the sunset, you don’t fall off the edge or run into a singularity.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking