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The ban extends to fugitives, undocumented aliens, people dishonorably discharged from the military and people convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
But in a major setback to Macron, the constitutional authority struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
France's top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
Our present copy is a tablet from the library of a later king, seemingly Ashur bani apal.
From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead
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 king sent the bani of Bosnia and Croatia to help them, but the Venetian senate bought the rescuers off!
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
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
More than 27 million people are facing water use restrictions, including hosepipe bans.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The law was one of a number of such bans passed in other municipalities after Floyd’s murder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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
The Scottish government introduced guidance allowing head teachers to bring in their own phone bans in schools in 2024.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
My legal adviser, Joe Slovo, could not be present as he was confined to Johannesburg by bans and I was ably assisted instead by Bob Hepple.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Saint-Exupéry’s books were banned by the Vichy regime, and “The Little Prince” was only published in France posthumously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The decision comes after North Korea this month conducted ballistic missile tests that are banned by the United Nations.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
That is why these peptides remain banned in many countries, including in France where Thomas lives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mass and Holy Communion—the core acts of worship in Catholicism—were now banned in Florence.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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
His campaign was also briefly tripped up by court rulings banning his use of national symbols like Colombia's football jersey -- decisions that were later overturned.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
I should note that Meta has attempted to push back against the “pervert glasses” reputation by banning nonconsensual content from its platforms and creators that violate its policy.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
As well as banning women from singing in church, the Church authorities in Rome in the early seventeenth century had issued a prohibition on opera.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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