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Embargoes were put in place on chemicals such as ammonia, used as a fertiliser, and chlorine, used in water treatment, to avoid them being stranded on the rails.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

Embargoes can also delineate what details are off limits; some developers, for example, will request that plot twists and endgame content be kept out of reviews.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2021

Embargoes on Turkish food and bans on charter flights will hurt some Turkish firms.

From Economist • Dec. 3, 2015

Embargoes imposed on the oil and banking sectors since late 2011 have sent the Iranian rial currency crashing, pushing up import prices and contributing to spiraling overall inflation.

From Reuters • May 8, 2013

Embargoes on merchandise was another engine of royal power, by which the English princes were able to extort money from the people.

From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by Hume, David