limiting
Americanadjective
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serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining.
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Grammar. of the nature of a limiting adjective or a restrictive clause.
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Aniston goes on to mention that she’s usually pretty good about limiting herself to just one chip, even one M&M. “I know, that’s so annoying,” she adds.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Eurovision’s organizers have said they hadn’t been strict enough in limiting lobbying campaigns and have since capped the number of votes to 10 per person.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Regardless of how much money you earn, working to build assets while limiting debt will pay off over the long term.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
For years, most large genomic databases heavily focused on people of European ancestry, limiting scientists' understanding of disease risk in other populations.
From Science Daily • May 14, 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
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