embargo

Example Sentences

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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

Mr. Rutledge said that he was respecting the embargo and would not say whether Georgia, which last year placed 29th, rose or fell in the rankings.

From New York Times

Oil embargoes that had pushed inflation much higher eased during his tenure.

From New York Times

Cuba, which has been under a U.S. economic embargo since shortly after Fidel Castro´s 1959 revolution, has repeatedly expressed support for Russia in Ukraine and a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

From Reuters

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union has imposed various punishments on Moscow, including a near-total embargo on Russian oil, curbs on trade and restrictions on financial transactions.

From New York Times