upper limit

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But the 2-year yield’s move above the Fed’s 3.7% upper limit of its target funding range is particularly noteworthy, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Finback closed its new fund at its upper limit, exceeding a $350 million target, with wealthy families and individuals comprising the bulk of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Figure skating is a judged sport, but does not have an upper limit to the scoring.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Zebrafish, for instance, can detect sounds up to 15,000 Hz, approaching the 20,000 Hz upper limit in humans.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

For other types of human groups as well, “a few hundred” seems to be an upper limit for group size compatible with everyone’s knowing everybody.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond