sanction
Example Sentences
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Treasury can block the dollar transfers under existing sanction authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The sanction was lifted in 2016 as part of the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal that took effect that year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
A spokesperson for Zanjani denied the U.S. allegations and told the Journal, “He has neither required nor relied upon any cryptocurrency exchange for the purpose of money laundering or sanction evasion.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Parsons added that "what happened was wrong" but the club "cannot accept a sanction which bears no proportion to the offence".
From BBC • May 20, 2026
I found a sanction from our work, for I thought I had finally found my truest place in the culture.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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