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limit

[lim-it] / ˈlɪm ɪt /




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Putting a hard limit on the number of residents is not a measure any other country has tried, although China, through its now abandoned one-child limit, did try to slow population growth.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

His daughter maintains she won’t stay in office beyond Peru’s one-term limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The Fed probably wouldn’t raise its $10 billion limit in part because it would require an act of Congress, says Raymond James analyst Daniel Tamayo.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Russell's Mercedes team, as well as the teams of the other drivers who were penalised, did not object to the decisions, even though they believed their drivers had not exceeded the limit.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

There is a limit to the achievements of human courage.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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