sanctioned
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Moscow is diplomatically isolated on the global stage and is heavily dependent economically on Beijing, with China now the main buyer of sanctioned Russian oil.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The last officially sanctioned World’s Fair in the U.S. was hosted by New Orleans in 1984, and it produced no truly defining technological debut or enduring urban transformation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Although quite a few movies have taken place against the whirl of the Cannes Film Festival, only a handful have been shot within sanctioned festival spaces — often because of artistic, logistical and financial constraints.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
In March, Sir Keir Starmer announced that British armed forces "are now able to board sanctioned vessels that are passing through our waters".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Repairs, except what you could do for yourself, had to be sanctioned by remote committees which were liable to hold up even the mending of a window pane for two years.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Vocabulary lists containing sanctioned
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