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[ban] / bæn /




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Experts have told MarketWatch that a U.S. ban on diesel exports might bring some relief to diesel prices in the short term — but the longer-term consequences of such a ban could potentially be “devastating.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 22, 2026

The Committee to Protect Journalists, the Radio Television Digital News Association and even Acosta’s peers at The Daily Caller – a right-leaning news outlet – condemned the White House ban.

From Salon Sep. 22, 2026

In 2024, it reviewed recruitment policies, including removing a ban on applicants with asthma and severe acne.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

The three news outlets said earlier Monday that they were suing the Trump administration over the ban.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

She would constantly yell at my coach and my coach would threaten to ban her from the games.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

By then—that would have been 1995—the Shorawi were defeated and long gone and Kabul belonged to Massoud, Rab- bani, and the Mujahedin.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

In the true Bedouin spirit he devoted his talent largely to satire and attacked the bani Nahshal and the bani Fuqaim.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

For the period after the reign of Ashur bani apal, we have only the scantiest data.

From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead

He was of the Dārim, one of the most respected divisions of the bani Tamīm, and his mother was of the tribe of Ḍabba.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Particularly is this the case with the inscriptions of Sennacherib and Ashur bani apal.

From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead

The White House bans, however, represent a dramatic escalation.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Other deaths have occurred in North Carolina and Georgia, states with bans less restrictive than Texas’.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

That shifting logic has prompted two participating villages to voluntarily introduce hunting bans since the project started, added Nardiyono.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

International businesses sending employees to China will also take note, said Chris Carr, a professor at California Polytechnic State University who has studied exit bans in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

The entire executive of the ANC had been invited, but bans limited their attendance.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

“We got this email saying ‘Your page is suspended,’ which was a nice way of saying banned.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

A federal judge named Timothy Kelly will hear the three banned outlets’ lawsuit.

From Slate Sep. 21, 2026

Smith was stripped of the captaincy and banned for a year by Cricket Australia, and broke down in tears as he apologised during a news conference at Sydney airport.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Asheville has backed reparations for slavery, protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement and banned discrimination based on gender identity.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“Per school policy, Brianna will have to serve a three-day suspension for selling banned items on school property without permission,” Dr. Rhodes says.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

The UK government recently announced sweeping changes to school dinner rules, banning deep-fried food and increasing the inclusion of fruit, vegetables, fibre and wholegrains, in attempt to tackle childhood obesity.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

In addition to banning corporate interference in medical care, the congressional bill would prohibit noncompete and nondisclosure agreements for physicians.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

The biggest worry was once about nuclear weapons in space, but the superpowers and other countries signed the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, banning weapons of mass destruction in orbit.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

Sungu is a supporter of cellphone bans in schools, and leans toward banning social media for children as well, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Washington, he wrote, is the only state to have passed a law banning drivers from texting while driving, while a handful of states had banned such behavior with drivers with learner’s permits.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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