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embargo

[em-bahr-goh] / ɛmˈbɑr goʊ /


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A Western embargo on arms sales to China after the deadly crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 complicated the task for Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Controlled countries are nations that are subject to embargoes or other trade restrictions.

From Barron's

Parks said he first heard about the show in an email in 2020, under an embargo, adding he was "still pinching himself" at the opportunity.

From BBC

"We need to stop being cute and go full embargo," he said.

From BBC

There are spoiler embargoes aplenty so there’s a limit to what can be said about the first four new episodes out for review.

From Los Angeles Times