embargo
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Small stocks’ performance was also outsize following the 1929 crash and the 1973-1974 Arab Oil Embargo using a different small-cap index.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
According to John, Jefferson was accused of "draconian" interventions when he passed the Embargo Act of 1807.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024
In June 2022, the Council of the European Union listed the Russian financial institution, which wasn’t explicitly named in the prosecutor’s statement, in the so-called Russia Embargo Order.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023
SPR was set up in the 1970s after the Arab Oil Embargo to ensure the United States has adequate supply to weather an emergency.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2021
But I can’t say that gratitude was my motive for infringing on the Law of Cultural Embargo.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing embargo
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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