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Recent Examples of off-limits
Ivory, cream, and white are still off-limits, though, unless the bride specifically requests it.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the Athletics would deal Mason Miller — teams hardly ever make relievers off-limits.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
The transnational Peaks of the Balkans hiking route offers a glimpse of a fascinating, history-rich region that was long off-limits to tourists.
—Clodagh Kinsella, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2024
Johnson was in an off-limits section of the No. 4 line near the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall stop downtown when he was discovered to be in possession of a Cobra semiautomatic pistol.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Perhaps the Athletics would deal Mason Miller — teams hardly ever make relievers off-limits.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
The transnational Peaks of the Balkans hiking route offers a glimpse of a fascinating, history-rich region that was long off-limits to tourists.
—Clodagh Kinsella, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2024
Johnson was in an off-limits section of the No. 4 line near the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall stop downtown when he was discovered to be in possession of a Cobra semiautomatic pistol.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-limits
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African American freshmen enrollment has notably decreased by 16.9% at highly selective public and private nonprofit four-year schools.Janae Bowens, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Humphreys family sold a 25% stake in the business to the Carlyle Group, a $447 billion (assets under management) private equity firm, for an undisclosed sum in 2019.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ryals agrees and adds that closed storage will help eliminate breaking, too.Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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The penal colonies of French Guiana were finally, permanently closed in 1953; their remains are now a macabre tourist attraction for the few visitors that make it to Cayenne.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania were able to persuade a simulated self-driving car to ignore stop signs and even drive off a bridge, get a wheeled robot to find the best place to detonate a bomb, and force a four-legged robot to spy on people and enter restricted areas.Will Knight, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Hours earlier, Israel fired on individuals attempting to reenter restricted areas in the town of Markaba, citing ceasefire violations, while Lebanon reported two injuries from the incident.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Chanel last week announced that Matthieu Blazy would be taking over from Virginie Viard as its new creative lead—meaning there are perhaps a limited number of Bottega Veneta placements to come from Rihanna.Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The actress is next set to star in Thunderbolts and was announced to join a seven-episode limited series based on John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel East of Eden for Netflix.Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Breaking Baz: Our man had an exclusive one-on-one with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Off-limits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-limits. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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