no-no
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Putting EU money behind nuclear projects was long a no-no, with the 27-nation bloc focusing on renewables in the race to cut planet warming emissions.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
“Natural light is the best. I can’t do a dark house. The no-no of no-nos is bad floor plan and flow, and not enough natural light.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand, a trade deadline acquisition, throw insults in the face-off circle and make not-so-accidental contact with rival goalies—a serious no-no in hockey’s unwritten code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2025
Mr Yapobi said the organisers in Ivory Coast had long been trying to promote a more natural look - for example cosmetic surgery is a no-no and skin lightening is frowned upon.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
That was a polar bear no-no, but they didn’t have a choice.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
But what if there are things that are major no-no’s that I don’t know about?
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2019
He lost his bid for consecutive no-no’s on the fifth pitch of the game when Haniger homered into the second deck of left field.
From Washington Times ● May 13, 2019
We’re talking about “K” signs along the upper deck railing, superstitious whispers for a pitcher who has taken 11 no-hitters into the sixth inning in his last 71 starts and completed two of those no-no’s.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2017
The same sighing-and-hand-wringing routine applies to all of the supposed pregnancy no-no’s: wine, sushi, hot baths, intense exercise, flying, scooping cat litter.
From Time ● Dec. 2, 2014
‘Hey, I don’t know. Some Cherokee taboos were permanent no-no’s, like killing eagles.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
The age restriction tops a list of around 20 corporate no-nos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Natural light is the best. I can’t do a dark house. The no-no of no-nos is bad floor plan and flow, and not enough natural light.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
With that in mind, it might not be surprising that "Saturday Night Live" gave the button-pushing comedian a list of "no-nos" during his recent appearance on the long-running series.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
Among the social no-nos: Surreptitiously recording others and reading on the device while seeming to ignore others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have long lists of no-nos to limit information on their sites that they consider misleading about the coronavirus.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
