banned

Example Sentences

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She believes the practice should be banned entirely in Ukraine.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The government imposed its first fuel-price caps in almost 30 years, ordered conservation measures including five-day rotations for public-sector vehicles, pushed coal plants harder, lifted nuclear utilization above 80% and banned fuel exports.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Police have said some of the returning women will be charged with "terrorism offences" such as travelling to a banned area and even "engaging in slave trading".

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

She is part of an Emmy-nominated team for a series that revealed how Amazon failed to protect consumers from unsafe products and sourced merchandise from banned factories in Bangladesh.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Until the practice was banned, convicted criminals were literally branded as criminals—they were burned with a hot iron, like cattle.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day