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lid
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lid noun cap, ceiling, cover, greatest number, limit, maximum, most quantity, outer limit, outer restriction, roof, stop, top, top number
Associated concepts: caps on awards
See also: cap


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Their goal: Keep a lid on domestic corn prices and prevent what they say could be negative impacts on livestock feeders.
Hot red pepper spices may keep a lid on blood insulin levels, especially if you're overweight, says a new study.
Not only is it the responsibility of every worker to save for their retirement, the whole defined-benefits mess arose out of the government's WWII-era attempts to keep a lid on inflation by controlling wages, while leaving benefits alone and offering tax incentives to corporations that followed the program.
 
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