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[ban] / bæn /




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Six months after joining anti-corruption protests that rocked Nepal, 23-year-old Amrita Ban will vote in Thursday's election, hoping the new government will realise the movement's demands.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1996 allows activities to assure the safety and reliability of nuclear weapons, including experiments involving fissile material, as long as they don’t result in a nuclear-explosive yield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Residents in Thailand's Ban Thanon Khot are accustomed to the rumbling of trains – rail is a key mode of transportation connecting the remote town with major cities.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Project Orion was canceled after the Test Ban Treaty of 1963 prohibited nuclear weapons in space.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

He had just come back from England, where his father King Ban of Benwick had been helping the English King to quell a rebellion.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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