An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
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Trading on Hyperliquid and Trade.xyz is currently off-limits to investors based in the U.S. for regulatory reasons.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
In another provision, computer use would be off-limits between classes and during lunch and recess.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
That applied to observers who deigned to take photographs of the case's famous players in the courthouse and lawyers who pushed their questions into territory the judge had previously made clear were off-limits.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
In an extraordinary scene, the two presidents sparred on national television about the usually off-limits subjects of human rights and the Tiananmen crackdown.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
First we are confronted—via an announcement on the computers through which we input orders—with the new rule that the hotel bar, the Driftwood, is henceforth off-limits to restaurant employees.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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