sanction
Example Sentences
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Before dawn on Dec. 10, U.S. forces captured the Guyana-flagged Skipper for allegedly transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran for years.
A tally from Global Trade Alert shows that there were many more discriminatory trade policies—including tariffs, export controls and sanctions—introduced in the five years through 2025 than in the preceding five years.
There had been some speculation that Prince William had been the one pushing for this - but royal sources made clear this had been the King applying these sanctions on his brother.
From BBC
The law said the president in response to a national emergency may deal with an “unusual and extraordinary threat” by freezing assets or sanctioning a foreign country or otherwise regulating trade.
From Los Angeles Times
A few weeks later, the US State Department announced sanctions on five individuals including former EU commissioner Thierry Breton.
From Barron's
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