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[lim-it] / ˈlɪm ɪt /




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Current regulations limit long-haul drivers to a maximum of driving for 11 hours within a single 14-hour on-duty window, followed by a mandatory 10-hour break.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The prime minister will say "there is no limit to what we can achieve for the people of Scotland" at an event in North Lanarkshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

During this delayed phase, jets appear when the black hole's feeding rate falls to approximately 2% of its Eddington limit.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

I understand there’s a limit to how much you can earn before reaching full retirement age without affecting your benefits, and I believe I’d be earning around that limit.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

“There’s no limit to the risk in the market,” he said.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The approaching Northern Hemisphere winter leaves the market with little margin for error: until refining output recovers, inventories rebuild and shipping risks ease, efforts to lower diesel prices are likely to face significant limits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Their measurements provided some of the first estimates of the upper size limits for North American crayfish, and the results suggested that these animals may face a surprisingly consistent growth ceiling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

And the stakes escalate with each season’s finale, forcing Kate to test her limits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

UniCredit said it had received the authorization from the ECB to "cross the 30% equity participation threshold in Commerzbank AG... and to increase its stake further without upper limits".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

An old man belonging to Colonel Lloyd, while thus engaged, happened to get beyond the limits of Colonel Lloyd’s, and on the premises of Mr. Beal Bondly.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

If the final production car is capable of flight, it could be limited to use at a specific, controlled site, like certain non-street-legal supercars from Ferrari or Pagani.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Efforts to support Kyiv are not just limited to EU projects.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Many patients with difficult-to-treat forms of the disease have limited options, particularly when chemotherapy and newer immunotherapy treatments fail.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

In December, Netflix will present a six-episode limited series of the novel itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

During the day, he was consumed by concern, and he limited the time he spent on presidential business.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

On Thursday, Destry noted that top government officials—including the finance minister—have said they would stick to the rule limiting Indonesia’s budget deficit to 3% of gross domestic product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The delay had consequences, he warned: major artists book engagements years in advance, limiting what organizers can now arrange.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even relatively weak signals generated by human technology can interfere with radio observations, so limiting these disturbances helps astronomers detect faint emissions traveling across space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

But it is renowned for its tough stance on protecting users' privacy - it hides who is sending a message from its own servers, limiting the data available to outside observers or hackers.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

That's really the limiting factor to life support.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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