prohibited
Example Sentences
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Private shareholders typically have a six-month lockup period after an IPO during which they are prohibited from selling.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Theresa Foley, of Sheffield, is prohibited from contacting him or his team, going within a mile of a venue where he is performing and posting about him online.
From BBC • May 18, 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
Anthony had been accused of breaking a law that prohibited willful and knowing illegal voting; she argued that she didn’t break the law because she believed her ballot was legal.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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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