age limit
noun
: an age under or over which something can or cannot be done
The lower age limit for voting is 18.
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Greg Smith Greg Smith left his post as CFO of Boeing soon after the company’s board granted a five-year waiver of the normal retirement age limit of 65 to Calhoun in 2021.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Now, with the NBA’s age limit of 19 and requirement of a year of high school to enter the draft, colleges get one-shot glimpses of stars like Williamson, Kentucky’s Anthony Davis or Memphis’ Derrick Rose.
—Aaron Beard, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
In response, the Nordic country raised the age limit for firearm purchase applicants from 18 to 20, and introduced an aptitude test.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
As part of the 2016 actions, the FDA allowed mifepristone to be taken later in a pregnancy, increasing the gestational age limit from seven to 10 weeks.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024
Gibran was made eligible to run despite being below the age limit after a constitutional court ruling – headed by Jokowi’s brother in law – granted him an exception.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
If the National Basketball Association and its Players Association are unable to agree on raising the age limit for players, consider restoring the freshman ineligibility rule in men’s basketball.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Age Before retirees go too far in considering the possibilities, there is an age limit: to qualify for the EITC for the 2023 tax year, your birthday must be between December 31, 1958 (age 65) and January 2, 1999 (age 25).
—Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
After dropping the age limit from 25 to 21 in 2021, in 2022, the age limit was set to 18.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
Chris Isidore, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Now, with the NBA’s age limit of 19 and requirement of a year of high school to enter the draft, colleges get one-shot glimpses of stars like Williamson, Kentucky’s Anthony Davis or Memphis’ Derrick Rose.
—Aaron Beard, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
In response, the Nordic country raised the age limit for firearm purchase applicants from 18 to 20, and introduced an aptitude test.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
As part of the 2016 actions, the FDA allowed mifepristone to be taken later in a pregnancy, increasing the gestational age limit from seven to 10 weeks.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2024
Gibran was made eligible to run despite being below the age limit after a constitutional court ruling – headed by Jokowi’s brother in law – granted him an exception.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 12 Feb. 2024
If the National Basketball Association and its Players Association are unable to agree on raising the age limit for players, consider restoring the freshman ineligibility rule in men’s basketball.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
Age Before retirees go too far in considering the possibilities, there is an age limit: to qualify for the EITC for the 2023 tax year, your birthday must be between December 31, 1958 (age 65) and January 2, 1999 (age 25).
—Julie Jason, Jd, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
After dropping the age limit from 25 to 21 in 2021, in 2022, the age limit was set to 18.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Age limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20limit. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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