prohibiting

Example Sentences

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It listed “settlement ambiguity” as one potential reason for prohibiting certain betting contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

YouTube said its hate speech policy "outlines clear guidelines prohibiting content that promotes violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on certain attributes. We enforce this policy rigorously."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Anthropic is in a legal battle with the US military after refusing to change its internal policy prohibiting the use of its Claude model for lethal autonomous warfare or mass surveillance.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“We have clear policies prohibiting both actual and simulated gambling, and a set of rules governing how game creators can use gameplay mechanics like paid random items,” the Roblox spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

On August 6 of that year, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prohibiting the literacy tests that for decades had been used to keep Negroes from voting, primarily in the South.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson