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limiting

/ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. A limitation.

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I telegraphed to the head of the police at Cleveland, limiting my enquiry to the circumstances connected with the marriage of Enoch Drebber.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 84 · B2
The cause was not in Dantès, but in Providence, who, while limiting the power of man, has filled him with boundless desires.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 249 · C1
I realized that my fear of looking foolish had been artificially limiting my experiences and preventing me from discovering new passions.
Embracing the Ice: The Unexpected Joy of Being a Beginner, p. 1 · C1
By intentionally limiting our choices, we can profoundly liberate ourselves from the exhausting, self-imposed obligation of perpetual optimization.
The Tyranny of Choice, p. 1 · C2

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