ban
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The treaty seeks to ban all nuclear explosion tests on Earth, but several "nuclear-capable" states have not ratified it yet.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Meanwhile a hosepipe ban and water conservation order is set to come into place, external in six counties in the Republic from Thursday, lasting for six weeks.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Australia in December became the first nation to ban people under 16 from social media, in a move that has seen mixed success.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Six years later, then Gov. Andrew Cuomo formalized the ban.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
So why not, proposed Kennedy, sign a treaty to ban tests permanently?
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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
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 Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
For the period after the reign of Ashur bani apal, we have only the scantiest data.
From Assyrian Historiography by Olmstead, A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck)
Our present copy is a tablet from the library of a later king, seemingly Ashur bani apal.
From Assyrian Historiography by Olmstead, A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck)
In the true Bedouin spirit he devoted his talent largely to satire and attacked the bani Nahshal and the bani Fuqaim.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
More than eight million households have been placed under hosepipe bans.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Hosepipe bans have been introduced in parts of south-east England as successive heatwaves have left water supplies under strain in parts of the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
But all that is “ringing hollow” now, and not because of streaming and smoking bans: “They took away the welcome mat / Lady Liberty don’t look so good when there’s a tear in her gown.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
California bans non-attorneys from directly soliciting or procuring clients to sign up for lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a separate ruling, the Supreme Court bans sex-segregated Help Wanted ads.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
In March, Chinese authorities banned entombing cremated remains in empty apartments, a practice that took off as mourners tried to dodge rising funeral costs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Which social media platforms will be banned for UK under-16s?
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Voters in some California cities have banned or placed moratoriums on data centers, which house computer equipment to power online services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The plans follow the announcement in June that under-16s in the UK would be banned entirely from a range of platforms.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It's not a bustle, on account of the fact that Miss Preston finds them hideous and banned them from the school, but the cut of the gown makes it look like she's wearing one.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
The proposals outlined by the prime minister follow in Australia's footsteps by banning social media for under-16s in the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Last month, the brand said it would no longer sell cars in America because of a rule banning Chinese connected-vehicle software.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
County Probation Department policy banning youths from having personal water bottles and the department’s failure to properly staff the hall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Before the World Cup began, 1,958 football supporters subject to football banning orders were required to surrender their passports to stop them heading to the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
This research suggests that banning the box is not enough.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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