at the limit
Example Sentences
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"Elias 2-24 b is at the limit of what current telescopes can detect, but with new instruments like NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, such detections should become easier."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
“We are at the limit: The situation is critical and precarious,” Yaima Sardiñas, a manicurist and mother of three, said by phone from Havana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
"Franzoni was certainly skiing at the limit, he always skis at the limit. But he also still has reserves, you improve with each race."
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
However, it added that achieving this would be "at the limit of what is feasible".
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
Their speedometer topped out at eighty miles an hour, and with his foot to the floor, Barry had them at the limit.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
