as in limits
to set bounds or an upper limit for
efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending
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The agreement limits their ability to speak publicly about the tragedy and their efforts to hold the company accountable.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025 -
This change in direction via additional photography likely limits the overall role of Andor star Joplin Sibtain, who plays Billy Bufford, an investigator for Oregon State Police’s Internal Affairs.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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What’s not okay is the hypocrisy of backing forceful legislation that restricts what people, trans and otherwise, can do with their own bodies.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Constitution restricts presidents to two terms in office.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Holds down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holds%20down. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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