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limitation

[lim-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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But the ASA said the way the testing was conducted "was a significant limitation" as there was no placebo group, and the sample size was "relatively small".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Most weeknight cooking suffers from the same limitation: not enough time.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

To overcome that limitation, the research team designed the detector around a metasurface, a patterned structure that concentrates electromagnetic energy into extremely small regions.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Despite the new limitation, Carvana went on to snap up two more stores, in Massachusetts and in Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A penny whisde, to this day, has the same limitation: to play tunes in a range of mode families you have to buy several penny whisdes, each calibrated to a different mode.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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