banned

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In the San Gabriel Valley, Montebello, El Monte and Baldwin Park have all enacted temporary moratoriums, and Alhambra recently banned data centers as part of a zoning code update.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The company said it had no plans to sell the new Chinese EVs in Europe, where it has a lot of factories, or the U.S., where they are essentially banned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

France banned its use on the mainland in 1990, but allowed its continued use on the Caribbean islands until 1993.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The city council later banned data centers indefinitely, the first in California to do so, said Mayor Elizabeth Yang.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

There were thousands and thousands of books, no doubt banned or graffitied or stolen.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling