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If, heaven forbid, something breaks or gets stolen, it will be your responsibility.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

The main reason drivers do not generally do this is that their contracts forbid it.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

God forbid a lady feels ravenous during her three p.m. slump.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

The rules forbid the efficient solution, and the player accepts them not despite the restriction but because of it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Mother must have felt guilty after the recital, because in the weeks that followed she searched for something else I could do, something Dad wouldn’t forbid.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

But he cannot be deported due to a 1971 law that forbids the removal of a small group of Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK more than 50 years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Spain forbids public and commercial buildings from cooling below 80 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Of course, these are only paper profits, and the agreement the U.S. reached with Intel forbids the government from selling shares before Aug. 27.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

The language of the law forbids any kind of recycling that would produce significant amounts of hazardous waste.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026

Every time we go, the owner forbids us to return.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

The Meyer decision, for example, overturned a Nebraska law which forbad teaching non-English languages in public and private schools.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2022

It was evidently the interest of England, that this superb collection should remain within three days journey of London; but the principle "suum cuique" forbad it.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby

Honour forbad her to take advantage of this ignorance; but the struggle threw her into agonies of grief.

From Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas by Crowe, Catherine

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us.

From Walks and Words of Jesus A Paragraph Harmony of the Four Evangelists by Olmsted, M. N.

His worship the mayor expressly forbad me to speak of what I knew to anyone in our town, or even to you, for he says it would only trouble you needlessly.

From An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. III (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) by Reuter, Fritz

The reason for the separation between the businesses, Corley added, had to do with a defunct local law that forbade the two establishments existing under one umbrella.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

That’s because the rule never forbade criticism of the SEC, but only a defendant’s attempt to deny the allegations or facts in a settlement that it “neither admitted nor denied.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

But Jackson’s estate belatedly realized a settlement he had signed with the boy’s family forbade it from using his story for commercial purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

In a video posted Wednesday, Transport Minister Said bin Hamood bin Said Al Maawali said that international conventions signed by Oman forbade taking tolls for passage, but that talks were ongoing with the foreign ministry.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

“The last time we forbade them, look what happened!”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

The clients are anonymous and electronic devices are forbidden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Empire State Building has an observation deck open to the public that offers stunning views of New York, but access to higher points is forbidden.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

What follows is a tale of tension, deception and a forbidden love that sours, reminiscent of Brontë novels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

But that is not, in fact, how Harlan meant it: In context, his broader argument was that permitting Jim Crow segregation would authorize a racial “caste” forbidden by the 14th Amendment.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

Was she also to be forbidden to see all others, even her sisters so dear to her?

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The cultural chasm between Europeans and Africans presented obstacles to conversion, and a long legacy of church practice forbidding the enslavement of fellow Christians provided grounds to leave slaves in unbelief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The New York Times calling it "cold and forbidding", while the Washington Post described it as a "time warp."

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

He saw no signs forbidding parking where he pulled over, and the curb was not, by all appearances, painted red, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche proposed forbidding gas stations from changing prices more than once a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

And so, in the darkness and mist, Reynie picked his way alone through the forbidding hills.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart