legal limit
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If the government wanted the agency to take on commitments beyond that legal limit, Congress would need to pass new legislation to raise the cap.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
The report claims that as much as $49 million in excess rent may have been collected over the last year, an estimate found by totaling up all the asking prices above the legal limit.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 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
There is a legal limit of a minimum of 190 school days each year.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
Remember, the legal limit for radiation exposure for a worker in emergency situations had just been raised from 100 to 250 mSv per year.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
