embargo

Example Sentences

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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

This is on top of a six-decade US trade embargo.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

“Including the United Estates,” he adds, nodding at Amy as if she ordered the embargo herself.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez