prohibition
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It authorized the creation of the Endangered Species Act Committee, made up of federal agency leaders, which could grant exemptions to this prohibition on federal actions considered likely to risk extinction of a listed species.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Cases were filed promptly after that one-year prohibition expired.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Added competition will force even more transparency around added fees, which will be reduced thanks to the prohibition on third-party service charges.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
Some chat groups cut off participants’ ability to post to avoid falling afoul of the prohibition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
"I voted against prohibition to please him, and because I like a little beer in the house, and then he talks that way. It's a wonder they ever find any one to marry them."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing prohibition
American History II
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