prohibition
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This included what was, in effect, a prohibition on them becoming MPs.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
They say the tactic is especially cynical because it promises voters a prohibition that, in large part, Missouri already has.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The medical association pointed to the success of Australia’s nationwide prohibition of artificial stone containing more than 1% crystalline silica.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The White House Council of Economic Advisers found that a prohibition on rewards would do very little to protect bank lending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
A bizarre happening in the United States during the prohibition era about 1930 was an omen of things to come.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Mazariegos said homeless prevention starts with enforcing a “huge list” of the city’s tenant rights laws, including rent control and prohibitions against landlords harassing tenants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy. The delegation is smaller than last year."
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The tariff changes will take effect Sept. 15, while the trade prohibitions are set to kick in on Sept. 29.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He said that Canada was also maintaining its "prolonged retaliation" against the United States, including prohibitions on certain American goods and services.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
It is clear, too, from prohibitions of letter-writing in various injunctions that nuns could sometimes write.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
Vocabulary lists containing prohibition
American History II
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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