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limitation

[lim-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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And he sought to import this limitation into the 14th Amendment.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“There’s a limitation as to how far that goes.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Improving this limitation could have a major impact on fields such as single-cell proteomics and metabolomics, which aim to measure all proteins or metabolites within a single cell.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

They have said the action should be subject to the three-year limitation period set out in legislation passed in 1980.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

In practice, however, this first limitation is less restrictive than the second one.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking