sanctioned
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Close to 60 entities, individuals and vessels that enable the regime’s “recklessness” were sanctioned, the Treasury said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The listing carries financial sanctions, restrictions on US foreign aid and defence exports and sales and can also penalise people and other countries that trade with the sanctioned state.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But on Friday she appeared to wash her hands of his return, with her government saying it was a "personal choice" By Rocha that she had not sanctioned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The U.S. has also urged the U.A.E. during the war to take tougher action against sanctioned Iranian entities and other networks operating covertly in the Emirates, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
On the other hand, the Constitution contained no provisions that specifically sanctioned slavery as a permanent and protected institution south of the Potomac or anywhere else.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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