embargo
Example Sentences
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Moreover, in 1973, the U.S. was highly dependent on energy imports — and quite vulnerable to price inflation due to an oil embargo.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
I think it’s good to draw attention to the oil embargo that the U.S. has in effect, but also there is an element to what you did that looked from the outside like disaster tourism.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
We “took” Cuba before President Kennedy initiated his crippling embargo in 1962.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
Following the oil embargo induced by the 1973 war in the Middle East, it was Kissinger’s diplomacy that created the International Energy Agency and its strategic oil stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The more I think about it, an embargo sounds an awful lot like the punishment chair at home whenever we misbehave.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing embargo
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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Southeast Asia - Middle School
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