off-limits

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Trading on Hyperliquid and Trade.xyz is currently off-limits to investors based in the U.S. for regulatory reasons.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

In an extraordinary scene, the two presidents sparred on national television about the usually off-limits subjects of human rights and the Tiananmen crackdown.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Watching Rex Reed from my father’s off-limits black leather chair in the living room as my mother ironed was an uncomfortable experience for me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

At minimum, markets on mortality and bodily harm should be off-limits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Time-honored agreements said those cables were strictly off-limits in peacetime, but Yardley went ahead anyway.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield