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Recent Examples of off-limits
In late January, county public health officials deemed ocean water off-limits to beachgoers from Las Flores State Beach in Malibu to Santa Monica State Beach, citing concerns about potential toxic or carcinogenic chemicals in the sand and water.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Social Security and Medicare, although costly, are effectively off-limits due to their popularity with seniors.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
After an introductory interview with the media before spring training, he was declared off-limits when the early reviews of his performance trickled in.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
To hear Bondi describe it, the state’s DMV data is completely off-limits to the federal government, but that’s just not true.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Social Security and Medicare, although costly, are effectively off-limits due to their popularity with seniors.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
After an introductory interview with the media before spring training, he was declared off-limits when the early reviews of his performance trickled in.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
To hear Bondi describe it, the state’s DMV data is completely off-limits to the federal government, but that’s just not true.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for off-limits
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With respect to a private creditor pursuing relief in state court, the answer is yes.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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NewsGuard has been a target of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, even though the federal agency does not have regulatory jurisdiction over the private rating service.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
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His restaurant, The Foundry, which opened in 2007 but is now closed, garnered positive reviews from Los Angeles Magazine and Conde Nast.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Today, March 27, is 30 days since the ruling, thus the file is closed.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 24-year-old is a pending restricted free agent.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Crevier will be a restricted free agent, so every minute of ice time counts.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Yet, with the funding freeze, these programs are now severely limited.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Prior analysis at the Urban Institute focused on improving tax administration shows that even if the IRS did share the data, differences between how taxes and SNAP are administered likely make the data of limited value.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Off-limits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/off-limits. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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