sanctioned
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Sanctioned containerships Rayen and Daisy sailed in through Hormuz on Tuesday and were traveling toward the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Lloyd’s List said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Sanctioned by Washington since 2019, Venezuela sits on about a fifth of the world's oil reserves and was once a major crude supplier to the United States.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich could owe the UK up to £1bn after a botched attempt to avoid tax on hedge fund investments, evidence seen by the BBC suggests.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
Sanctioned in 2018 and again this year, Vekselberg had two U.S. properties raided in September and a yacht seized in April by authorities who said he had committed money laundering and bank fraud.
From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022
Deutsch was not such a favorite with the Officially Sanctioned Users, especially when he sat behind them ready to spring into action when they made a mistake on the Flexowriter.
From Hackers, Heroes of the Computer Revolution Chapters 1 and 2 by Levy, Steven
Vocabulary lists containing sanctioned
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