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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As a result, even though a new CBA is being negotiated, don’t expect the age limit to be a point of contention.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
With the Legislature ending its third week of this year's regular session, another that would roll back the age limit, Senate Bill 920, has not been heard in committees.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Gun regulation rollback: A bill to lower the state's age limit to buy a gun from 21 to 18 for retail and private sales advanced in the state House.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Republicans want to raise this upper age limit to 56.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
With the Legislature ending its third week of this year's regular session, another that would roll back the age limit, Senate Bill 920, has not been heard in committees.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Gun regulation rollback: A bill to lower the state's age limit to buy a gun from 21 to 18 for retail and private sales advanced in the state House.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Republicans want to raise this upper age limit to 56.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Age limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20limit. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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