within limits
idiom
: without going beyond what is considered reasonable or allowable
They told us that we could do whatever we liked, within (certain) limits.
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But after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the Bush administration expanded the 287(g) program that allows local and state officials to enter into cooperation agreements with federal immigration enforcement, within limits.
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Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
The Trump administration has continued to defend the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund and argued in a filing that the FCC acts within limits set by Congress and is the ultimate decisionmaker for how much communications companies must contribute to the fund.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Early on, some banned the technology outright, while others have tried to allow it within limits.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
That is because formulas can be flexible, but within limits.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
The Trump administration has continued to defend the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund and argued in a filing that the FCC acts within limits set by Congress and is the ultimate decisionmaker for how much communications companies must contribute to the fund.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2025
Early on, some banned the technology outright, while others have tried to allow it within limits.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
That is because formulas can be flexible, but within limits.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Within limits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20limits. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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