forbidding
Example Sentences
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A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
But that decision does not prevent Congress from forbidding them by legislation.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
Creators can also set their own personal boundaries—such as forbidding questions about their personal lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
“At the time we received and began using those addresses, there was no policy forbidding leasing or requiring the IPs to stay in-region,” he said in an email.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Low, overcast skies made the forests as forbidding as he remembered them.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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