db.users.find({age: {$gt: 30}}).sort({age: -1}).limit(10)

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db.users.find({age: {$gt: 30}}).sort({age: -1}).limit(10)

Sort and limit query results

Chained cursor methods: sort by age descending (-1), then keep at most 10 documents. Both operations happen server-side, so you only transfer the final 10. Related: countDocuments.
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