banning

Example Sentences

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TORONTO—The Canadian government on Wednesday proposed banning children under 16 years old from social-media platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram, at least temporarily.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The company invited TV crews to come to its New York headquarters so it could show off its surveillance and enforcement systems, and it launched an ad campaign that focused on banning insider trading.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

And, for the first time, began banning people from the festival for bad behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Al-Shabab had morphed into a powerful, hardline militant group controlling large swathes of the country outside Mogadishu where it imposed a strict form of Islam, including restrictive dress codes and banning music.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Winnie, I later discovered, had recently received a second banning order and had been terminated from her job at the Child Welfare Office as a result.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela