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[lim-it] / ˈlɪm ɪt /




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Kew Gardens is exempt from these restrictions, but has said its horticulturists already take a number of measures and precautions to limit the usage of water.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

He had tried to limit open-air drills at the training grounds, a legacy of Ukraine’s Soviet-style military that unnecessarily exposed troops to Russian fire.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Tech firms were only provided with the IMO problems after human contestants had taken the exam, with their submissions required within a specified time limit.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

McVay is expected to limit the 38-year-old Stafford’s participation in full-team drills.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

“And then you will at least know the limit of my purpose. Shall I go on?”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

“I see it as both sides reaching the limits of what military means can achieve.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

The fire has "surpassed all possible and imaginable limits," said Mar Nicolas, mayor of the nearby small town of Brunete, which is hosting around a hundred evacuees.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

The speed of light limits how quickly objects can move through space in a local region.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

Declared a major incident on 13 July, it has come in tandem with a prolonged spell of hot, dry weather that shows little sign of easing soon, pushing the country's firefighting resources to their limits.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Infinity, zero, and the concept of limits are all tied together in a bundle.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

He now maintains their relationship was limited to the movie.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

But with limited time and money, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has no choice but to focus on the lines it believes are most likely to blow.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Crude loadings have since been restricted at the pipeline, forcing Kazakhstan to curb oil production because it has limited storage capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

These are widely defined and aren't limited to work tasks.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

They were very short, which limited Elizebeth’s chance to spot patterns.

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

Vietnam’s Communist leadership last year scrapped a policy limiting families to two children as its manufacturing boom risks running out of workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

This weather phenomenon "could affect electricity demand" by increasing cooling needs and limiting hydropower and wind power generation, the IEA said.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Temperatures will be 8 to 12 degrees above normal, with muggy conditions limiting overnight cooling, said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Each new therapy would create a different challenge for the tumor, potentially limiting its ability to adapt.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The first resolution was designed to appease the Deep South by confirming that the Constitution prohibited any federal legislation limiting or ending the slave trade until 1808.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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