outlawed

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A month later, the Federal Communications Commission outlawed robocalls that use voices generated by AI.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

One of the biggest crises the company faced was Prohibition, when liquor was outlawed and distilleries in America were forced to close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

California became the first state to follow in the footsteps of the European Union, which outlawed the additives between 1990 and 2008.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Almost 30 states have curbed or outlawed “therapy” that seeks to change minors’ sexual orientation or gender identity—that is, to make them stop being gay, bisexual, or transgender.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

In 1969, President Richard M. Nixon signed an executive order that outlawed the development of offensive biological weapons in the United States.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston