barring

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The CTAs have sold so much there’s not much left to sell — they’re short $18.4 billion worth of U.S. equities — barring a major shock.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Transit passage rights through straits remain applicable during armed conflicts and suspending commercial navigation through Hormuz "cannot be lawful" barring exceptional circumstances, he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

That led to the Department of Defense designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk and barring the use of its tools at the Pentagon, following a six-month phase-out.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Any major influx of Cuban-American capital would require the U.S. to lift current sanctions barring Americans from most business dealings with Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

We arrived at Nyame’s palace to see animated statues barring the giant doors.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia