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forbid

[fer-bid, fawr-] / fərˈbɪd, fɔr- /


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The main reason drivers do not generally do this is that their contracts forbid it.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

God forbid a lady feels ravenous during her three p.m. slump.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The rules forbid the efficient solution, and the player accepts them not despite the restriction but because of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

If, god forbid, there’s a natural disaster in L.A. in the near future, Jena Malone might be one of your first responders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

She would forbid me even to touch its binding!

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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