verboten

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Some organizations have tried tailoring proposals to fit Washington’s regional priorities, including countering Iran and Al Qaeda, or by excluding terms that under the Trump administration have in effect become verboten.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

For a long while following an infamous incident in 2015, the idea of drones hovering over ski races was verboten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The show is adept at detecting a critical mass—those rare moments when verboten civil aspirations suddenly become actionable.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

So for our purposes, such tax rises are clearly verboten.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

It is verboten to look out the window.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti