embargo
Example Sentences
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While it is true that the Arab embargo of 1973-74 and the Iranian revolution in 1979 did reduce market supply, neither caused the shortages nor the palpable sense of crisis.
US sanctions and trade embargoes on Cuba have been in place since the early 1960s.
From BBC
Last year, Kyiv eased an embargo on arms exports, allowing technology transfers to allied countries, which can then host assembly lines and finished products are reimported to Ukraine.
From Barron's
Along with military might, he makes use of insurance, trade embargoes and the Defense Production Act.
Along with military might, he makes use of insurance, trade embargoes and the Defense Production Act.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
