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

The reserve was created in 1975 after the Arab oil embargo exposed the risks of relying heavily on foreign oil, decades before the shale boom turned the U.S. into the world’s largest oil producer.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The more I think about it, an embargo sounds an awful lot like the punishment chair at home whenever we misbehave.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez