barred
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The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Many of the clippers’ videos specifically promote Polymarket’s website, which the company is barred from offering to U.S. traders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
The Supreme Court disagreed with Bush, declaring in a landmark decision that despite detainees’ designation as enemy combatants or incarceration at Guantánamo, they are not barred from seeking habeas.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
In an email to the BBC the next day, Schneider said that he had been legally barred from discussing the case.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
On barred, sharp, strong wings he flew, pursuing his pursuers.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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