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Include All Tied Rows When Limiting Results With WITH TIES

Add `WITH TIES` when limiting rows to also return every row that shares the same ORDER BY value as the last included row, preventing arbitrary tie-breaking at the result boundary.

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Limit Returned Rows

Return only part of a result set using the row-limiting syntax each engine supports.

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Select Random Rows

Return a random sample by ordering rows with the engine's random function and applying a row limit.

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Select The First N Rows From A Result

Retrieve a fixed number of rows from the top of a sorted result set using `LIMIT`, `TOP`, or `FETCH FIRST`.

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Use LIMIT Or TOP With ORDER BY For Stable Results

A row limit without an explicit sort can return different rows over time or across engines.