embargo

Example Sentences

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The market struggled to rebalance after Arab states put an embargo on oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I think it’s good to draw attention to the oil embargo that the U.S. has in effect, but also there is an element to what you did that looked from the outside like disaster tourism.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

We “took” Cuba before President Kennedy initiated his crippling embargo in 1962.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Cuba, which has been under a US embargo since 1962, confirmed last Friday that it is indeed in talks with its powerful neighbor.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

His dad, Ambassador Farland, has been recalled to Washington, D.C., because of the embargo.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez