sanction
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The committee will next meet after the Easter recess to determine an appropriate sanction to recommend to the full House.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
Bonar told me that she was not challenging the sanction but declined to comment on it further.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Peter Tutton, director of policy, research, and public affairs at StepChange, said this "outdated" sanction should be removed.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
However, analysts say the amount of oil involved in the brief sanction reprieve is insufficient to meaningfully ease the supply fears in the Persian Gulf that have seized global markets for the past two weeks.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Other commentators liken the prison label to “the mark of Cain” and characterize the perpetual nature of the sanction as “internal exile.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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