sanctioned

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Sanctioned vessels regularly turn off their AIS transponders, report false positions, claim fake destinations and even paint over names or cover identifying marks on the ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Sanctioned tankers will deploy several strategies to evade detection - including flying under false flags, switching off their tracking signals, and broadcasting false locations.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Sanctioned by Washington since 2019, Venezuela sits on about a fifth of the world's oil reserves and was once a major crude supplier to the United States.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Sanctioned in 2018 and again this year, Vekselberg had two U.S. properties raided in September and a yacht seized in April by authorities who said he had committed money laundering and bank fraud.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

When that great struggle held the world in awe, And all the nations blanched at what they saw, Did Sanctioned Slavery bow its conquered head That this unsanctioned crime might rise instead?

From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by Howells, William Dean