prohibited
Example Sentences
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"For them, it was terrorism because the leaflets we dropped contained the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and that was prohibited in Cuba," he said.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Any offer to invest in Anthropic’s fundraising rounds — the latest of which could reportedly value the company at $900 billion — through an SPV is prohibited, according to the company’s website.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
With foreign carriers prohibited from flying domestic U.S. routes, domestic fares have been kept artificially high even while load factors approached 85% just before the Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Nvidia is prohibited from selling its most powerful processors to Chinese customers.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The Constitution of the United States, only recently ratified, specifically prohibited the Congress from passing any law that abolished or restricted the slave trade until 1808.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing prohibited
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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The 18th Amendment (1919)
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"Jim Crow Laws"
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