ban

Example Sentences

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Patton let Mauldin know that he had the authority to ban Stars and Stripes from being distributed to the Third Army.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In February, a court ruled the ban was "disproportionate" and interfered with the right to free speech.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The union is calling for a ban on social media for under-16s and a ban on phones in schools.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The agency’s 2023 decision to ban certain peptides was supported by numerous documented safety concerns, they said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

After receiving a standing ovation for a speech at Washington University in St. Louis advocating a test ban, Pauling launched a petition drive among scientists calling for an immediate international halt to all nuclear testing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik