limitation
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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
One limitation of the study was that researchers could only observe intracellular signaling in brain tissue for a few hours at a time.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Another limitation of asking whether the Iran war undermines deterrence against China is that it treats decisions about war and peace too narrowly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Besides a small and fragmented population, the other limitation on development in New Guinea was geographic isolation, restricting the inflow of technology and ideas from elsewhere.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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