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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Early on, some banned the technology outright, while others have tried to allow it within limits.
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Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
That is because formulas can be flexible, but within limits.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Haight advocates for stress as necessary and useful (in age-appropriate ways, and within limits) for all of us.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Sure, economists have models, and those models give us insight into what is likely to happen — within limits.
—Wesley Davenport, National Review, 13 Aug. 2024
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Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
That is because formulas can be flexible, but within limits.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Haight advocates for stress as necessary and useful (in age-appropriate ways, and within limits) for all of us.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Sure, economists have models, and those models give us insight into what is likely to happen — within limits.
—Wesley Davenport, National Review, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Within limits.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/within%20limits. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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