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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Courtesy of the O’Brien family Kelly O’Brien explained the devastating effects of social media on Charlotte in a letter to Albanese as part of the 36 Months campaign—a grassroots movement to raise and properly enforce the age limit for social media to 16.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Read more Bill to raise age limit to buy high-potency marijuana products in Colorado dies in committee
A bill that aimed to increase the age limit to purchase certain marijuana products in Colorado died in committee recently amid opposition from the cannabis industry.
—The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
With the Legislature ending its third week of this year’s regular session, a Senate bill (SB 920) that would roll back the age limit has not been heard in committees.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
When the age limit is raised, the accounts will also become available to people whose disabilities may have been the result of an accident in adulthood or developed later in life, such as after a COVID infection.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
Read more Bill to raise age limit to buy high-potency marijuana products in Colorado dies in committee
A bill that aimed to increase the age limit to purchase certain marijuana products in Colorado died in committee recently amid opposition from the cannabis industry.
—The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
With the Legislature ending its third week of this year’s regular session, a Senate bill (SB 920) that would roll back the age limit has not been heard in committees.
—Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
When the age limit is raised, the accounts will also become available to people whose disabilities may have been the result of an accident in adulthood or developed later in life, such as after a COVID infection.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Age limit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age%20limit. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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