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Normally, CPT1 activity is regulated by a molecule called malonyl-CoA, which signals when cells should limit fatty acid consumption.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
They said they hoped the agency’s special measures would limit delays, but some said mistakes were likely.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Rescue efforts have been complicated by concerns that excavation using diggers could limit the supply of air to those trapped, prompting emergency responders to cease using them, according to the Daily Nation newspaper.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
By the time he had his first grandchild, at age 72, he had a degenerative spine condition he worried would limit their time together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
However, by putting this limit sign in front of a series, you separate the process from the goal.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Independent expenditure committees, on the other hand, have no limits on the size of the donations they collect, as long as they do not coordinate with the campaigns of their favored candidates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"Unfortunately the speed limits on Starlink and Starshield are still there," Zelensky told the Hudson Institute thinktank.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Sivanandhan, who spent years confronting Mumbai's gangsters, knows the limits of even the tightest security.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
For those who need to borrow more than the federal loan limits, private loans aren’t a sure bet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
My eye passed all other objects to rest on those most remote, the blue peaks; it was those I longed to surmount; all within their boundary of rock and heath seemed prison-ground, exile limits.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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For North America, Audi’s 5 family will be limited to sedan-liftback body styles of the A5, S5, and RS 5, a high-performance plug-in hybrid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The connection was not limited to one measure of exercise.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
By the 1980s, the Clark had become a residence of last resort, housing many seniors and others on limited incomes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
While there‘s 55 gigawatts’ worth of compute power planned for next year, that number could potentially be limited to between 20 and 25 gigawatts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Our limited mind can not grasp or fathom this, for it joins infinity.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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But the text indicates that U.S. purchasing rights expire in half that time and that the underlying operating rights appear to run afoul of Venezuelan laws limiting oil concessions to 25 years.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
If aluminum prices fall further and the market moves into a sustained surplus, Beijing could enforce the cap even more strictly, potentially limiting the industry’s ability to expand output in the future, Commerzbank’s Lambrecht said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
He also proposed using a less intense electron beam to examine thousands of frozen molecules at once, further limiting the damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
He added that power, cooling and electrical equipment were "somewhat of a limiting factor."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The second and critically limiting fact is the small number of inspectors on its staff — fewer than 600 men for all its varied work.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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