banned

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Outdoor watch parties around Madison Square Garden were initially banned during the NBA playoffs after multiple arrests during raucous celebrations, but will take place for the rest of the finals.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

If every NBA beat writer who reported that their team utilized load management was banned, there would be no more NBA beat writers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The Fédération Equestre Internationale, the governing body for Olympic horse sports, banned clones from competition in 2007.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

In the two weeks preceding the election, Moscow banned the export of Armenian flowers, mineral water, cognac, fresh vegetables and fruit.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Mustard gas, which had been used in World War I by both opposing fighting forces, was so horrible that it had been banned from warfare in the 1925 Geneva Gas Protocol.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein