ban
Example Sentences
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That would act as a de facto ban as doctors would only perform them in the most essential cases, the MPs say.
From BBC
But he banned his mug from appearing on Morgan’s pints, worried it would suggest the bar in the $3 billion headquarters he helped build was some kind of vanity project.
Its efforts include a proposed ballot measure that would bar retroactive taxes, as well as banning new taxes on personal property, including retirement savings, stocks, bonds and intellectual property.
Actually banning U.S. investment in the companies would require the Treasury Department to formally sanction them.
From Barron's
In September, the International Paralympic Committee lifted its ban on athletes from the two countries competing at the Games.
From BBC
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