embargo
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Parts of Sudan are under a United Nations arms embargo.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
It then crossed the Strait of Hormuz, laden with oil, before the U.S. embargo blocked Iran-linked ships from leaving, and traveled back to off the coast of Malaysia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The SPR was created in 1975, two years after the Arab oil embargo and crisis of 1973.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
They were then hit with a three-window transfer embargo, which was later reduced to two after a successful appeal, and few had them down as promotion contenders.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Two years earlier the Organization of Arab Oil Exporting Countries had begun an embargo.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing embargo
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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