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 for an age limit, a cognitive test would serve as a better barometer of ability to serve than chronological age.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
This shift acknowledges that the age limit for stopping therapy should be personalized rather than mandated.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Sep. 2024
But the inquiry has also heard concerns about whether an age limit would inadvertently harm younger people by encouraging them to hide their online activity.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Should there be an age limit imposed on presidential candidates?
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
This shift acknowledges that the age limit for stopping therapy should be personalized rather than mandated.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Sep. 2024
But the inquiry has also heard concerns about whether an age limit would inadvertently harm younger people by encouraging them to hide their online activity.
—Reuters, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Should there be an age limit imposed on presidential candidates?
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Age limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20limit. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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