banned

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Filling up jerrycans with gasoline was banned in much of Russia, and cars were limited to as little as five gallons at a time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Her trial is set to begin on July 6, with 16 votes in the 24-seat Senate required for a guilty verdict that would see her removed as vice president and permanently banned from elected office.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Since 2003, schools in England and Wales have been banned from suspending pupils for more than 45 days in a school year.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Targeted inspections across the EU in 2025 found over 60 percent of imported items like toys, cosmetics and electronics had banned ingredients, missing labels or absent safety paperwork.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

On the night of May 10, 1933, in many German cities, university students and Storm Troopers carried flaming torches and marched behind trucks and oxcarts filled with banned books.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti