sanction
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For years, the U.S. was the only real player in this strategic game, wielding the U.S. dollar and the control the currency gave it over the global financial system to pressure rivals and sanction enemies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Had the staff member gone days earlier, as Eckert had originally asked, they would have escaped sanction on a technicality.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
He does not necessarily get universal sanction from the press.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 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
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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