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banning

[ban-ing] / ˈbæn ɪŋ /


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Legislation banning the sale and use of lead shot in England, Wales and Scotland, external is set to be brought in from April 2029.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Latinas were also more likely to support banning ICE from sensitive locations like schools and hospitals and to support requiring warrants for enforcement at home or in a workplace.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

"What the regime wants is to intimidate, silence and frighten society through such pressure -- by arresting individual journalists, seizing media outlets, banning news coverage and blocking access to social media," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Animal-rights activists have long called for banning or regulating the use of horses to pull carriages in New York City and have called the practice inhumane.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

To violate or ignore a banning order was to invite imprisonment.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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