forbid
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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
Displays of it, particularly in architecture or public art, are often perceived as tacky, kitschy or, heaven forbid, nouveau riche.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The rules explicitly forbid listings that have “been part of selective or gated marketing practices that require a consumer to work with the listing brokerage to get access to the Listing.”
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
“Good points in him, good points in him,” said Cousin Raymond; “Heaven forbid I should deny good points in him; but he never had, and he never will have, any sense of the proprieties.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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