sanctioned
Example Sentences
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He said the vessel, sanctioned by the US since 2024, had moved 7.3m barrels of oil on behalf of Iran.
From BBC
Chinese-born Chen was sanctioned by Washington and London in October for directing alleged cyberscams run by hundreds of workers trafficked into compounds in Cambodia.
From Barron's
U.S. military forces have seized two more sanctioned oil tankers as part of its energy quarantine of Venezuela, Commerzbank Research analysts say in a research report.
Crude futures settled lower with U.S. benchmark WTI underperforming Brent as the U.S. said it will receive up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan crude and continue controlling sales indefinitely.
In another striking show of force, the U.S. military on Wednesday seized two sanctioned oil tankers on the open sea.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
