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blacklist

[blak-list] / ˈblækˌlɪst /


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The companies have denied any such allegations, while Alibaba this week sued the US government in a bid to get its name removed from the Pentagon blacklist.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The Brotherhood is a century-old Islamist group that renounced violence in the 1970s, though spinoffs such as Hamas remain active and on the U.S. blacklist.

From Salon May 19, 2026

States are also required to check a federal blacklist of providers that committed crimes, gross negligence, fraud or patient abuse, as well as visit providers deemed a high fraud risk.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

A year ago, Washington put Zhipu on its export control blacklist over national security concerns, while Disney and other US entertainment outfits are suing MiniMax for copyright infringement.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

We are opposed to government by injunction; we denounce the blacklist, and favor arbitration as a means of settling disputes between corporations and their employes.

From A History of the Republican Party by Platt, George Washington

Being added to these blacklists is a career-killer for cops.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

In the 1950s, the rise of McCarthyism saw it used to accuse suspected communists of plotting against America, resulting in the Hollywood blacklists.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2025

One website, Canary Mission, blacklists those they accuse of being antisemitic.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2024

"Afghanistan's priority during talks are ending sanctions and blacklists, unfreezing Afghanistan's bank reserves and stopping violation of Afghanistan's airspace," the ministry said, adding they would also meet Qatari officials.

From Reuters Jul. 27, 2023

And when men like Hawk and Yankee Robinson and German set up a little ranch with a few head of cows for themselves your bunch blacklists them, refuses 'em work anywhere on the range.

From Laramie Holds the Range by Spearman, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton)




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