embargo
Example Sentences
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When that embargo was imposed in October 1973, the yield on 10-year U.S.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The U.S.-brokered peace plan uses the carrot of United Nations exemptions to an international arms embargo on the two armies if they can cooperate and create a combined military command.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Instead, the UK has repeatedly called for the Strait to be re-opened as oil prices surge under Iran's embargo.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Both “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Testaments” were written as historic documents gathered from a fallen regime; it doesn’t break any embargo to say that at some point Gilead will fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
In class, Mrs. Brown tries explaining how an embargo works.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing embargo
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Central America and the Caribbean - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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