embargo
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When Chelsea were placed under a transfer embargo in 2019, the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori, Billy Gilmour and Callum Hudson-Odoi all emerged as senior players.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The U.S. imposed a 40-year ban on crude exports in 1975 following the Arab oil embargo, when the country relied heavily on foreign crude for its refineries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was the first time alerts have been issued in Riyadh since the Houthis increased their attacks and declared a "maritime embargo" on the Saudis in July.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Darfur arms embargo, in place for over two decades, is set to expire on September 12, 2026 if a new agreement is not reached.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the touchy atmosphere of a country under embargo, you have to be careful not to step on any toes.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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After the 1973 oil crisis, when embargoes led to gas rationing, the country banned crude-oil exports.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Because a blockade is recognized in international law as an act of war, governments more often characterize their efforts to isolate an adversary as sanctions, embargoes or quarantines that suggest narrower goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
US economic and trade embargoes on Cuba have been in place since 1960.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
They are tied to tariffs risks, as in the case with gold, silver and copper, and unpredictable seizures and embargoes, as is the case with oil and gas.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
In an effort to stop Japan, President Franklin Roosevelt imposed ever-increasing embargoes on materiel, such as scrap metal and aviation fuel.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Drones meeting the thresholds can be exported without a license to most destinations except sanctioned or embargoed countries and certain prohibited end users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Public health inspectors conducted follow-up visits at the facility in October and April, “collecting evidence at both inspections that indicated embargoed kratom products had been moved, tampered with and repackaged,” according to public health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
According to Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem, the Olina was "another 'ghost fleet' tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil."
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Sir Tim added they had suspended check-in for departing passengers, embargoed ticket sales and stopped connecting passengers from arriving to make sure the focus was on affected customers.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2024
By mutual agreement, Robinson joined the ranks of officers embargoed from A-block because they couldn’t deal with the sergeant.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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The publisher, Penguin Random House, has tried to keep the book under tight wraps, embargoing the contents and only shipping it to bookstores just before its scheduled release.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
“A lot of people are wondering if you actually achieve anything by embargoing your results when everybody else can figure out how to do it anyway.”
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2019
There are many voices rightly calling for embargoing arms deliveries into South Sudan and a U.N.
From Time ● Oct. 6, 2016
But there was the stark fact: the President was embargoing the export of gold.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The OAS agreed on an embargo on arms sales to Trujillo; the U.S., which had long been embargoing the arms, went further.
From Time Magazine Archive
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