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Former US president Barrack Obama and several US allies had agreed a deal with the country in 2015 which lifted many sanctions in return for Iran agreeing to limit its nuclear programme.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Routine operations aren’t announced off-cycle, at double size, on the heels of the long bond’s hitting a two-decade high, with a signal that they can grow without limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

All other graduate-student borrowers face an annual limit of $20,500 and an aggregate limit of $100,000.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

“We think the firm’s concentration may also limit its ability to penetrate markets as deeply as more diversified peers like McDonald’s,” Felhandler said.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

“The Germans are at the extreme limit of their efforts....Victory will come to the side that outlasts the other!”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

Matthew Hall, chief executive at Belfast City Airport, said extended operating hours and increased traffic movement limits are "critical" for the airport to meet the forecast increase in demand for air travel.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“However, conservation has its limits, and there is just no way to meet even the basic needs of this community with the volume of water Interior has proposed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The elections were the first to be held under Kazakhstan's new constitution, which abolished the senate in favour of a new unicameral legislature and reset term limits that would have otherwise been imposed on Tokayev.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

After the federal government put new limits on certain types of student-loan borrowing this summer, lending experts expect more students to turn to private loans to help cover tuition costs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Let me not suppose that she dares go about, Emma Woodhouse-ing me!—But upon my honour, there seems no limits to the licentiousness of that woman’s tongue!”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Freedom of expression is limited in Kuwait, including open criticism of diplomatic partners.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Coins in circulation in the UK carrying the portrait of King Charles have so far been limited to the 5p, 50p and £1.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

The Authority said that, from Sept. 4, daily slots at the Neopanamax Locks would be limited to nine, with 25 slots open at the Panamax locks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

The lasting effects were not limited to antibiotics, which are already well known for their ability to disrupt populations of gut bacteria.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

With only a hundred dollars, our choices were limited.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Disease prevalence rates in the region have risen for the past 20 years or more, after a period when they had dropped off thanks to regulations limiting miners' exposure to coal dust.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

A healthy eating pattern rich in whole grains, fruits and vegetables, while limiting processed and refined foods, can support overall health and may help protect against osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The plate was removed in July, limiting his ability to train during pre-season.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Times of London called limiting alcohol sales to seated customers “foolish puritanism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Yet another misperception people have of mathematics is that it is limiting, and somehow opposed to human freedom.

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