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limitation

[lim-i-tay-shuhn] / ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Cornell says it is legally prevented from publicly disclosing specific disciplinary outcomes about disciplinary students, adding that "we recognise that this legal limitation can be frustrating".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

And if the limitation is going to affect me in a negative way, I think it’s a no-brainer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The physical design had improved, but the robot's controller remained a major limitation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Capital doesn’t all have to come from Oracle and isn’t “a limitation to the growth of our business,” according to Magouyrk.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Rather than being a limitation, her chair seemed to be merely an extension of her personality.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

UN Climate chief Simon Stiell has defended the negotiations while acknowledging their limitations: "No single COP can fix this global crisis, but each takes meaningful steps forward," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Russell named multiple constitutional limitations, but Shanmugam still claimed on rebuttal that there was “no limit,” and that they risked lawsuits from at least “90,000 municipalities.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

However, there are limitations to that type of sampling.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

If you go to certain countries, there are certain limitations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

This and related results by logicians Alonzo Church, Alan Turing, and others have deepened our understanding of mathematics and its limitations.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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