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forbidden

[fer-bid-n, fawr-] / fərˈbɪd n, fɔr- /


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The platform will also be forbidden from restricting such third-party ticket sales in any way, whether by leveling extra fees or by adding any glitches to competitor transactions.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Reporters are forbidden by Hezbollah from freely accessing the group's stronghold in Beirut's southern suburbs, although the organisation does organise press trips.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Even in its marketing materials, Cadillac was forbidden from using the term F1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

With viewers set to find out if the pair's simmering forbidden love can conquer all, Australian actress Yerin Ha, who plays Sophie, tells Newsbeat that representing her community is all she's "ever wanted".

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Only one way to find out—unbind him—and that was forbidden.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich