sanctioned
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The U.S. and U.K. also sanctioned Chen and more than 100 companies in and outside Cambodia allegedly associated with his Prince Group conglomerate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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
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
The newly sanctioned ships and companies are controlled by oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Everything Mark had witnessed in the last week had been sanctioned by the acting government of the flare-inflicted world.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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