as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
there's a standing embargo against the use of foul language in this house
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Recent Examples of embargo
Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
But this leads to a key point that’s somewhat essential, although per embargo agreements, there are restrictions around what can be discussed in reviews.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
Already, certain countries embargo U.S. pasture grasses from import, Osterholm says, as prions from dead animals with such diseases can take up in the root structures of grass and remain there for decades.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Since 1990, the United States has maintained an arms embargo that prohibits the export, re-export or transfer of any defense items, technical data and related services to China.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
But this leads to a key point that’s somewhat essential, although per embargo agreements, there are restrictions around what can be discussed in reviews.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
That same year, America incentivized sugar growers, embargoing imports from Cuba, and the industry took shape.
—Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
Already, certain countries embargo U.S. pasture grasses from import, Osterholm says, as prions from dead animals with such diseases can take up in the root structures of grass and remain there for decades.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
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That prohibition did not explicitly cover online sales, but the city of San Diego is one of a number of local governments that adopted laws to eliminate any potential loophole.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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There is no prohibition in statute of law that would keep a county from keeping their registrar's office open on the weekend to collect absentee ballots.Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Total expenses excluding management fees increased to $438,982 from $238,942.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The new district added Port Washington, more of Grafton and excluded chunks of the old district west of Menomonee Falls.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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It's since gotten harder to circumvent, but there are still ways to get around the ban.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump has promised to reinstate his ban on trans people enlisting in the military and a Title IX policy that prohibited trans students from using bathrooms that aligned with their gender identities.Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Once Trump withdraws America’s aegis over these allies, what is to prevent old hostilities from resurfacing, from enmities between Germany and France or Germany and Poland to lingering resentments between the Japanese and Koreans?Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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While programs such as the Works Progress Administration provided a crucial source of employment, most Black workers remained largely shut out of the Social Security system and unprotected by wage and hour regulations.Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Forgotten about this Series, and just as damaging to the Dodgers as Owen’s blunder: Freddie Fitzsimmons was sailing along in Game 3, shutting out the Yankees, when the final out of the seventh — a line drive by Marius Russo — bounced off Fitzsimmons’ leg, breaking his kneecap.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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For his part, Dimon has repeatedly denied having government ambitions — but has never fully ruled out the possibility of serving in office if the timing is right.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Rams ruled out defensive tackle Neville Gallimore (neck) for the second consecutive week.Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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That wouldn’t, however, preclude the team from discussing the possibility of a new contract with him.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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If Walker accepts, he will be considered under contract for 2025, although that does not preclude the sides from working on a long-term extension.Jack Magruder, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Biden administration has ramped up efforts that have so far failed to secure cease-fires to end Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas, as well as halt Israel’s bombardment and fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The plane maker had seen most of its airplane production halted since the middle of September as more than 32,000 of its unionized machinists went on strike .Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Embargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargo. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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