embargo
Example Sentences
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Instead, the UK has repeatedly called for the Strait to be re-opened as oil prices surge under Iran's embargo.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 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
The U.S. government struck back by imposing a trade embargo on Cuba, blocking the sale of Cuban sugar in the United States—a devastating blow to Cuba’s economy.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing embargo
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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