barred
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The lockup schedule means that investors who held pre-IPO stakes in SpaceX were barred from selling stock until at least Aug. 6, if not later.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
But he was barred after he became a magnet for anti-war sentiment, with images of long lines of his supporters published around the world.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Four ice hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault last year should remain barred from representing Canada at international level because they broke Hockey Canada's code of conduct, an independent appeals board has ruled.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
That decision, which was upheld by an appellate court in July, had barred the new measures from being implemented in the states that sued, but not elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Come in,” she said briskly and she opened the gates wide enough to admit him and then behind his back, while he stood astonished in the court, she barred them securely again.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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