diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 1d09aebb..a72f7ec9 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -23186,7 +23186,7 @@ var require_commonjs2 = __commonJS({
       }
       return out;
     }
-    function expandSequence(body, isAlphaSequence, max) {
+    function expandSequence(body, isAlphaSequence, max, maxLength) {
       const n = body.split(/\.\./);
       const N = [];
       if (n[0] === void 0 || n[1] === void 0) {
@@ -23203,6 +23203,7 @@ var require_commonjs2 = __commonJS({
         test = gte;
       }
       const pad = n.some(isPadded);
+      let length = 0;
       for (let i = x; test(i, y) && N.length < max; i += incr) {
         let c;
         if (isAlphaSequence) {
@@ -23224,7 +23225,10 @@ var require_commonjs2 = __commonJS({
             }
           }
         }
+        if (length + c.length > maxLength)
+          break;
         N.push(c);
+        length += c.length;
       }
       return N;
     }
@@ -23264,7 +23268,7 @@ var require_commonjs2 = __commonJS({
         }
         let values;
         if (isSequence) {
-          values = expandSequence(m.body, isAlphaSequence, max);
+          values = expandSequence(m.body, isAlphaSequence, max, maxLength);
         } else {
           let n = parseCommaParts(m.body);
           if (n.length === 1 && n[0] !== void 0) {
@@ -23277,9 +23281,26 @@ var require_commonjs2 = __commonJS({
               continue;
             }
           }
+          let dropsEmpties = dropEmpties && !m.post.length && !pre;
+          for (let d = 0; dropsEmpties && d < acc.length; d++) {
+            if (acc[d]) {
+              dropsEmpties = false;
+            }
+          }
           values = [];
-          for (let j = 0; j < n.length; j++) {
-            values.push.apply(values, expand_(n[j], max, maxLength, false));
+          let valuesLength = 0;
+          outer: for (let j = 0; j < n.length; j++) {
+            const expanded = expand_(n[j], max, maxLength, false);
+            for (let k = 0; k < expanded.length; k++) {
+              const v = expanded[k];
+              if (dropsEmpties && !v)
+                continue;
+              if (values.length >= max || valuesLength + v.length > maxLength) {
+                break outer;
+              }
+              values.push(v);
+              valuesLength += v.length;
+            }
           }
         }
         acc = combine(acc, pre, values, max, maxLength, dropEmpties && !m.post.length);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b3df0898..31db98a7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
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         "@babel/generator": "^7.29.7",
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
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       }
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -3428,10 +3425,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
-      "version": "5.0.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JZyDyq3D4AUifKTPOB7DELf6XsB3WdPuNxCtob1vFXPsSXhdAiHBWJ/tJ8HAc9aH84BK+5JFZLNkJKx3G9kzQg==",
-      "license": "MIT",
+      "version": "5.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-5.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ScQ4IuvIEF1TMlP7Zt+vjJ//9zlPb2SDcxWxM3bk8s6t6GGdJ7KO1dCcTidOPJKePW30LE/2cT7wCyPho9/Wxg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "balanced-match": "^4.0.2"
       },
@@ -3472,7 +3468,6 @@
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       ],
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "baseline-browser-mapping": "^2.9.0",
         "caniuse-lite": "^1.0.30001759",
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       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "eslint-config-prettier": "bin/cli.js"
       },
@@ -4518,7 +4511,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "prettier": "bin/prettier.cjs"
       },
@@ -6053,7 +6045,6 @@
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       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
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@@ -8456,7 +8447,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
@@ -8770,7 +8760,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
@@ -8838,7 +8827,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": "8.49.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/types": "8.49.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e12bb0a..b2cd95dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@
   },
   "version": "4.2.3",
   "overrides": {
-    "brace-expansion": "^5.0.8"
+    "brace-expansion": "^5.0.9"
   }
 }