prohibited

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All the more interesting is that this comes from a group of men who trusted the people to find and practice what the First Amendment prohibited the government from imposing upon them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Keenan argued that workers’ compensation law, which bars employee lawsuits over work-related injuries, also prohibited the child’s claims, because a fetus in an employee’s womb was effectively an employee herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Beijing's intention, in short, is to internalise the cross-strait issue, treating it as a domestic matter for China, with foreign intervention prohibited," Mainland Affairs Council spokesman Liang Wen-chieh said Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

"In addition, the return of more than 600,000 residents of southern Lebanon who evacuated northward will be completely prohibited south of the Litani until the safety and security of northern residents are ensured," he added.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She never touched the forbidden foods—coconuts, com, or anything red—and covered the one mirror in her house with a sheet, as she was prohibited from seeing her own image.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García