prohibition
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It appears the nearly 80-year-old president confused the infamous Prohibition agent with Kevin Costner’s portrayal of Ness in the 1987 film “The Untouchables.”
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Larrie—who used to be CEO and is now co-chairman of the company board—was inspired by watching his father, John Evans, keep the business afloat during Prohibition.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
“I think the American palate for years leaned toward sweet… all the way back to Prohibition and its repeal,” he says.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
He also called on the Japanese government to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - an international agreement banning nuclear weapons that came into force in 2021.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
In the spring of 1928, she made her first coast-to-coast trip, which allowed her to work directly with Prohibition and Coast Guard agents in California.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Vocabulary lists containing prohibition
American History II
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