embargo
Example Sentences
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The chart lower down in this newsletter shows that the 1970s Gulf oil embargo, for example, sparked a nuclear-power boom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Both “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Testaments” were written as historic documents gathered from a fallen regime; it doesn’t break any embargo to say that at some point Gilead will fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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
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
“I’m not supposed to mention names. But the embargo means countries are closing their embassies. That’s why you don’t have an embassy anymore,” he points out to Sammy.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing embargo
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Central America and the Caribbean - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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