ban
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It would ban the use of the technology in certain cases including some scenarios involving nuclear weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Fifty years after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible after a brief ban, these figures are a reminder that executions still play a role in American life.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
“I think it partially cost me my election,” DuBuisson said of her attempts to reform the ban.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
An ecologist is calling for a ban on plastic memorials in Kingston Cemetery.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
In his view, “the ban on gruesome fairy tales, terrifying nursemaids and other standard sources of horror, has left most of the population” vulnerable to scary stories and situations.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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