limiting

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It’s tricky, because they pretend to be limiting themselves with this rigid textualism.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"This technology lets us focus a powerful and precise beam of radiotherapy directly on to the cancer, limiting the damage to healthy cells," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They also typically include a “collar,” which puts a floor and a cap on the stock, limiting the employee’s upside and downside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The companies have begun striking long-term agreements with purchasers, allowing the manufacturers to lock in elevated pricing levels for several years, though also potentially limiting further pricing upside with those customers in the near term.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

That is, inventions supposedly arise when a society has an unfulfilled need: some technology is widely recognized to be unsatisfactory or limiting.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond