limit
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She says it will severely limit the team's ability to create new content for The Elder Scrolls Online - a game that relies on regular updates to keep players engaged.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Drivers tend to lose the desire and commitment that is needed to test themselves to the limit in an extremely dangerous environment.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Oil supplies in the SPR stand precariously close to what could be a limit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The EU could limit access to social media based on a platform's risks, targeting apps with "harmful designs".
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Now, instead of thinking of the race as a sum of infinite parts, think of it as a limit of finite sub-races.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Flock has said it contracts with roughly 5,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide and that its technology complies with a California law that limits what information can be shared with federal authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Even so, there were limits on the scope of the Pentagon’s actions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Those limits are roughly comparable to the transmitting power of the now collapsed Arecibo radar facility in Puerto Rico.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen made it clear on Monday that she supports limits on children under the age of 13 accessing digital platforms like social media.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Montaigne, although his love for his friend knew no limits, was never taken in by it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The mixed picture follows a limited recovery in AI-related stocks in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
A fish that lives in such a limited geography, she said, needs our care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
She's also found there's a greater willingness among younger employees to move if they feel their development is slowing, or their options are limited.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"The chances of a breakthrough in Rome are quite limited," Karim Bitar, a lecturer at Sciences Po Paris, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Second, Jefferson suggested that Adams’s description of aristocratic power was appropriate for Europe, where feudal privileges, family titles, and more limited economic opportunities created conditions that sustained class distinctions.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Much of the previous research connecting poor sleep with obesity has focused on severe sleep deprivation, often limiting people to only four hours of sleep.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
And others will wait to claim, only to find that their health declines sooner than expected, limiting their ability to enjoy the larger benefit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Rising demand for Nigeria’s crude and refined products has boosted the country’s wider economy, supporting its currency and limiting rising gasoline prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Restrictions on children's use of social media in the European Union could come as early as this summer, as a long-awaited expert report next week is expected to recommend limiting minors' access to online platforms.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The staff noted that he was reserved and quiet and tended to keep to himself, but they commended him for limiting his interactions “so that he is not drawn into too much negativity.”
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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