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limitation

[lim-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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One limitation of the study is that vitamin D levels were measured only once rather than tracked over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Peanut cannot smell, but caregivers say that limitation does not appear to be stopping him from adjusting to his new surroundings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

And he sought to import this limitation into the 14th Amendment.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“There’s a limitation as to how far that goes.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“The association,” Rachael said, “wanted to reach the bounty hunters here and in the Soviet Union. This seemed to work...for reasons which we do not fully understand. Our limitation again, I guess.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick