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embargo

[em-bahr-goh] / ɛmˈbɑr goʊ /


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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




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