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banning

noun as in forbiddance

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There, he had visited the Banning Mansion, the Drum Barracks, the Point Fermin Lighthouse, the Friendship Bell gifted to L.A. by Korea, the varied architecture of Vinegar Hill, the World War II bunker, the sunken city, the Maritime Museum, etc., etc., etc.

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The government has responded by banning demonstrations and the judiciary has sentenced several dozen people to three years in prison for disturbing the peace.

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The US Treasury blacklisted Gustavo Petro, first lady Veronica Alcocer, his eldest son Nicolas, and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, banning them from travel to the United States and freezing any US assets they hold.

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Labour ministers have committed to banning new exploration licences, though this would not rule out developing existing fields.

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“Admission to Virginia’s universities and colleges should be based on merit,” a spokesperson for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin told reporters before the governor signed a bill banning legacy and donor admission preferences at the state’s public universities, which include the University of Virginia and William & Mary.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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