embargo

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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

In the oil shock of 1973-74 caused by the Arab oil embargo, the Federal Reserve is generally regarded as having ignored the second-round effects of oil prices and kept monetary policy too easy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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

Last year, Kyiv eased an embargo on arms exports, allowing technology transfers to allied countries, which can then host assembly lines and finished products are reimported to Ukraine.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 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