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These are questions Jacob asked as soon as the ban was lifted, just days after a memorial service for Isaac.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
We are glad that you understood the criteria for the scope of the vessels ban so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Now, following the investigation and disciplinary process, Devine is not permitted to play, coach, umpire, score or manage junior teams for the duration of his two-year ban.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The ban passed in a ballot measure on Tuesday and now jeopardizes the construction of a data center worth more than $1 billion planned by Meta, even though the project had already been approved.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Strauss, for his part, was delighted by the performance of his trusted scientists, for plainly they had succeeded in buying time for continued testing, if not for sweeping a ban off the negotiating table entirely.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
He was of the Dārim, one of the most respected divisions of the bani Tamīm, and his mother was of the tribe of Ḍabba.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
Our present copy is a tablet from the library of a later king, seemingly Ashur bani apal.
From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead
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 F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
Particularly is this the case with the inscriptions of Sennacherib and Ashur bani apal.
From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead
However, Heather West from the Eurasia Group consultancy said temporary bans on construction and new regulations might delay the data centre roll out, but would not stop it entirely.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Utah, one of Kalshi’s main state opponents, bans gambling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
It has resulted in bans for some of us from the White House.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
Hosepipe bans were announced for millions of customers and still remain in place.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The police were notorious for keeping very poor records and were often unaware when bans ended.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
An amateur cricketer has been banned for two years for his role in the 'Clicky Ponting' cheating scandal that made headlines across the globe.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
It has been banned in nearly every Western democracy including almost all of Europe, Canada and New Zealand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Demolitions and outdoor construction work that generate dust have been temporarily banned.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Social media companies have been forced to purge millions of accounts after Australia banned under-16s from the likes of Facebook, TikTok and Reddit last December.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
He’s still banned from anything to do with fire.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
Names can also be shared with gaming companies, so they have the option of banning offenders from their platforms.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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
Greece's parliament passed a law Friday banning children under 15 from social media, joining a growing number of countries imposing curbs on young people's use of the apps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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
The government retaliated by banning all gatherings relating to my imprisonment, but this restriction was ignored by the liberation movement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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