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Most people who qualify for legal residency, or a green card, have to serve that 10-year ban before they can apply for a green card, which can lead to citizenship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The French government had promoted the ban as a way to better protect young people from the harmful effects associated with social media platforms, including anxiety, depression, sleep disorders and online harassment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Friday's ruling by the Constitutional Council overrides the ban, which Emmanuel Macron had pledged would be introduced in stages from September.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Back when Hal was still a novelty to the public, we see 10-year-old John disobeying his father’s TV ban to watch the hero’s first-ever interview on “60 Minutes.”

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The proposal won him only a stern lecture from Lewis Strauss, who maintained that concerns over fallout were overblown, and therefore a ban was unnecessary.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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

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

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

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

The E.U. has more stringent rules about ingredients than the U.S., such as bans and restrictions on phthalates and parabens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

A spokesperson for Kalshi, one of the leading trading platforms, said the platform bans insider trading and welcomes any policy measures doing the same.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Deoudes and Rustici’s mother now find themselves testifying at the same local and state hearings, virtually and in-person, as the debate over bans versus regulation plays out across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

After concerns about toxicity to humans and animals were raised, a series of bans were put in place around the world from the 1970s onwards.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The police were notorious for keeping very poor records and were often unaware when bans ended.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

But there may be another reason, too, said Jim Farrar, director of the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program: State laws and local ordinances that have banned certain rodenticides could be inadvertently fueling typhoid outbreaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

He is already in prison having been jailed on Thursday after admitting breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about his ex-partner Georgia Harrison.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Users—brand-affiliated or otherwise—who break subreddits’ promotional rules often find their comments deleted at best and their accounts banned at worst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

That is why these peptides remain banned in many countries, including in France where Thomas lives.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

In 2005, there were fewer than seventy-five juvenile offenders on death row when the Court banned the death penalty for kids.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Simply banning players from going to the touchline would not stop coaches from using the goalkeeper tactical timeout to break up the momentum of the opposition.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s law banning prediction markets, the first of its kind in the nation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Guam passed laws this year banning deep-sea mining vessels from calling at its ports, potentially hampering the industry by cutting off a crucial source of fuel and supplies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The U.S. is banning the export of lithium-ion battery and tungsten waste for one year starting later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

After three years of silence, banning, and internal exile, I looked forward to the chance to speak out before the people attempting to judge me.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela