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limit

[lim-it] / ˈlɪm ɪt /




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The UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment said on Thursday that it "immediately began containment" in order to "limit environmental impacts".

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

My next birthday was fast approaching, and I was headed toward the legal speed limit in California: 55.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

If this behavior occurs more widely, it could help limit the movement of radioactive contaminants into nearby soil and water.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Could someone limit its behavior if it started doing something unintended?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

D’Alembert realized that the Achilles problem vanishes if you consider the limit of the race.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Special government employees serve as temporary advisers to federal agencies and are given strict limits on how much they can work and what they can do.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

A drone commander from the Khartiia Brigade, which is fighting on the eastern front, said he had seen no increase in speed limits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

This limits how much information can be collected and how detailed the resulting images can become.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The accounts have contribution limits and at the outset were to be invested in index funds.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Her brother ignored her for a moment but then, as if he had been judging the limits of his sister’s patience, he loped over and dropped the toy at her paws.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

By the 1980s, the Clark had become a residence of last resort, housing many seniors and others on limited incomes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

This is his fifth visit this year, with limited information made public on each of these trips.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

It couldn’t be determined why drone speeds were still limited.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The connection was not limited to one measure of exercise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Yes, Your Grace. I always sense when you’re in danger, though being here has limited my ability to help you.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

But the text indicates that U.S. purchasing rights expire in half that time and that the underlying operating rights appear to run afoul of Venezuelan laws limiting oil concessions to 25 years.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

He added that power, cooling and electrical equipment were "somewhat of a limiting factor."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Roots that held the soil in place have burned and the vicious flames seared the dirt, limiting its ability to absorb water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Her husband later testified that he tried to stay involved, coaching the kids’ sports teams and limiting work on weekends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Many parents restrict media viewing, for families with access, limiting the number of films they see as well as the hours spent watching television, listening to radio, and playing video games.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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