forbidden
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Out of these materials Milton fashioned a new epic focused on the temptations of forbidden knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Gender segregation is standard practice for many Orthodox Jews but is forbidden in public places by the government of socially liberal Tel Aviv.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland it was a story of cross-community forbidden love between a young Catholic teacher and a married Protestant barrister.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Give them something that’s OK to climb, rather than leaving them with something forbidden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
He passed a small temple on the shore, where it was forbidden to go fishing.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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