legal limit

Example Sentences

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The legal limit for drivers in Colorado is .08%.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The DFC operates under a legal limit on how much financial risk it can take on at any given time.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

A necklace sold on Shein had 8,500 times the legal limit of cadmium, a toxic metal, they found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

District Court for the Eastern District of New York found that population distortion across the state Senate districts had fallen just within the legal limit courts have allowed under the 14th Amendment.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2025

To stay within the legal limit, the workers needed to leave the plant if they reached that dose, and they were desperately needed where they were.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland