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The term originated from ranchers who owned herds of cattle taking out futures contracts betting that the price of their livestock would rise—instead of taking the opposite position to limit risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Some countries have opted to limit their relations with the Taliban authorities until there are changes in Afghanistan, where people are suffering "very real harm" according to the United Nations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Lawmakers created the wage-base limit, as the cap is known, when they passed the original Social Security Act in 1935.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Under these approaches, global temperatures would temporarily rise beyond a target limit, with the expectation that future technologies could later reduce temperatures again.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

My saliva would soon boil, since my fury was approaching the Armstrong limit.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Because Bill Clinton, who was president when Roth IRAs were enacted in 1997, was wary of giving wealthy Americans a tax break they didn’t need, contribution limits also were constrained by family income.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Apple under Cook has perfected a business model that limits the capital it employs to run its business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The Scottish Prison Service says the current prison population is unsustainable, poses a significant risk to prisoners and staff and limits efforts to deliver rehabilitation.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Both publications agreed the result exposed “the limits of the left” and its power.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Montaigne, although his love for his friend knew no limits, was never taken in by it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“The State AGs may call this a landmark case, but their limited claims are unsubstantiated and their financial demands are vastly disproportionate,” the company said in a statement on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The top members of the Lantern Corps are only limited by their imagination.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Weingart also sees maintaining healthy soil, with limited weed growth competing for water, as an important way of helping vines cope with extreme heat and drought.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

That’s no longer true: A limited number of companies now drive most of its returns as they fuel the buildout of artificial intelligence, and an even smaller handful “chip” in the rest — pun intended.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

“This is what our lives look like, from our limited viewpoint.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The diet emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, nuts, and olive oil — and limiting foods like red meat, cheese and sugar.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026

Cutting CO2 emissions remains essential for limiting global warming.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

The lab team also worried about violating longstanding safeguards limiting use of private citizen data.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

As a result, it is making some changes to compensate for the 6.8-gigawatt shortfall while limiting rate hikes on other ratepayers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

I always thought she was being mean for limiting his favorite salted nuts, but she was trying to keep him healthy.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh