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sanctioned

[sangk-shuhnd] / ˈsæŋk ʃənd /


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He hopes regulators ensure that those that don’t are properly sanctioned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Like Xu, the sanctioned developer of the Phnom Penh skyscraper, Chen was an émigré from China and a naturalized Cambodian citizen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Treasury sanctioned al-Jamal’s crypto wallets in 2024 for funneling $178 million proceeds from illicit Iranian oil sales to the Houthis.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

Attorney Jeanine Pirro, told the Journal this week that it was working to go after sanctioned and hostile networks supporting the Iranian regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s part of Art and Archaeology at the University of Toronto, which is the only sanctioned pathway that leads anywhere close to art.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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