barred

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The 31-year-old “19 Kids and Counting” alumnus posted a $600,000 bond Tuesday and was flying home, where on judge’s orders he will be barred from contact with anyone younger than 18.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A former friend of Castillo, Carla Rodríguez, tried to enter the hospital to persuade her to change her mind, but told Spanish media that police had barred her from entering.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Cooke himself was accused of corruption and at one point barred from government work.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also barred the U.S. from using U.K. air bases during the initial assault on Tehran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

In Washington later that day, a judge barred the Washington Post from printing any more Pentagon Papers stories until the court could rule on the government’s case against the paper.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin