prohibit
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France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Canada prohibit importation of African hunting trophies like heads and skins, and pressure is mounting in the U.K. and Germany to follow suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
The sanctions freeze the designated entities' assets under US jurisdiction and generally prohibit US individuals and businesses from conducting transactions with them, unless authorised or exempt.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Under new rules announced last week, Airbnb will generally prohibit hosts from requiring guests to wash and put away dishes, strip beds or haul garbage off-site for reservations booked on or after November 20.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
ClearView Energy’s Huang said there’s been a clear shift by states that once encouraged data-center development toward “thinking about how to constrain” such development or even prohibit it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Laws strictly prohibit citizens from traveling between cities without proper authorization.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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The security law, which Beijing imposed on Hong Kong in 2020, prohibits such calls for sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The foreign emoluments clause prohibits all federal officials from accepting gifts of valuables, office, or title from any foreign country without express congressional consent.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
A law passed in 2023 prohibits small-business lenders from tacking on certain fees, including a fee for processing a payment on the loan or advance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
That was a departure from a 1707 ruling which prohibits non-peers from appearing on the floor of the chamber.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
But the Secrets Act prohibits us from talking about it.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The change suddenly means the vast majority of medical procedures using donated blood are no longer prohibited to followers.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
The new policy states that department members “shall not participate in, or solicit others to participate in, or join a prohibited clique.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
He also argued that nothing prohibited it, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
The Justice Department maintains that its efforts are intended to prevent illegal voting, which is prohibited in federal elections.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
"His Grace has prohibited all feasting until such time as the war is won."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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He told AFP he is prohibiting poll workers from placing election-related bets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The prosecutor must show that some kind of human intent arises in laws prohibiting fraud, money-laundering, market manipulation, price-fixing, tax crimes, bribery and certain environmental crimes, to give a few examples.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
Anthropic’s October Usage Policy Update included a section prohibiting “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Raman said she had used the phrase “gold standard” to describe Special Order 40, which was issued by Gates in 1979, prohibiting officers from stopping people for the sole purpose of determining their immigration status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Among its provisions are establishing a forty-hour work week and a national minimum wage as well as prohibiting oppressive child labor and most employment of minors.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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The Bill of Rights
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