off-limits
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During the early days of the Iran conflict, investors flocked to Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange off-limits to most U.S. customers, to trade crude-oil perpetual futures over the weekend, while traditional futures markets were closed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Xi reportedly name-dropped his friend Putin to Trump last week, when the two leaders walked through Zhongnanhai, which is normally off-limits to foreign visitors, joking about how Putin had visited Beijing's political sanctuary before.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Manish Chandi has been one of the few to regularly visit the small villages of the Nicobarese, which are off-limits except with special permission.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Watching Rex Reed from my father’s off-limits black leather chair in the living room as my mother ironed was an uncomfortable experience for me.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
“There’s an entrance at Camp Half-Blood, but you can’t go there. It’s off-limits to mortals.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
