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sanction

[sangk-shuhn] / ˈsæŋk ʃən /




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The sanction was later transferred from the lawyer to the U.S. attorney’s office, though Nunley warned that he would issue more if he didn’t see proof immigrants had been set free as ordered.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

You cannot decapitate a movement with no head, and you cannot sanction an organization that does not exist.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

However, sources say the transfer could be resurrected later in the summer depending how the window develops for United, although the club would not be prepared to sanction any move at the previously agreed terms.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

They were immediately excommunicated, but the sanction was lifted in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

McAllister was one particularly snooty voice, but it was clear to everyone that he spoke with the sanction of New York’s blue bloods.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Aides have helped sell him on the strategy by showing him data on the damage that sanctions have already inflicted on the regime, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

But they're still strangled by international sanctions linked to terrorism and human rights.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

It can also delay payments and investment and use its long established sanctions evasion networks to keep trade flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Tuesday's complaint, filed by HRW, American Friends Service Committee, Center for Constitutional Rights and Open Society Institute, says the sanctions have caused "profound and irreparable harm."

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Back at the time of the sanctions controversy, Spassky wasn’t indicted by the French, and Lothar Schmid wasn’t indicted by the Germans.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

People familiar with the company’s operations say Hengli has been buying sanctioned oil since at least late 2020, with purchases expanding after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Treasury, which sanctioned the company’s refinery business earlier this year, saying it bought billions of dollars’ worth of Iranian petroleum.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The UK Ministry of Defence says Russia has a fleet of more than 700 vessels, responsible for carrying 75% of the country's sanctioned oil.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Duna S.A., an import company, was sanctioned as well.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

It’s part of Art and Archaeology at the University of Toronto, which is the only sanctioned pathway that leads anywhere close to art.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

And with the sanctioning bodies now having a decision to make, he could be elevated to champion.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

But he added that "there are still significant loopholes and areas that have been unaddressed by sanctioning countries", allowing volumes to remain high.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

The law said the president in response to a national emergency may deal with an “unusual and extraordinary threat” by freezing assets or sanctioning a foreign country or otherwise regulating trade.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

It said it will be sanctioning multiple entities, individuals and vessels to “stem the flow of revenue that the regime in Tehran uses to support terrorism abroad and repress its citizens.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 6, 2026

Such tallage at will is not found very often in the documents, although the lord sometimes retained his prerogative in this respect even when sanctioning the customary forms of renders and services.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff




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