- present participle of prohibit.
prohibiting
Example Sentences
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YouTube said its hate speech policy "outlines clear guidelines prohibiting content that promotes violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on certain attributes. We enforce this policy rigorously."
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Senators reached a compromise earlier this month prohibiting yield on idle deposits but allowing “rewards” payments when customers use the dollar-pegged coins.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The methane disaster led Rep. Henry Waxman, whose district included Fairfax, to push for a federal law prohibiting all federal funding for the project.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
First, reaffirm its core mission of prohibiting intentional discrimination against any voter on the basis of race.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
On August 6 of that year, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prohibiting the literacy tests that for decades had been used to keep Negroes from voting, primarily in the South.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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