forbidding
Example Sentences
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A government notice said junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ordered releases of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted under legislation forbidding "financing of terrorism" and harbouring or arranging transport for "any terrorist group".
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
But that decision does not prevent Congress from forbidding them by legislation.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
Ms. Sheehy has a somewhat steely and slightly forbidding chilliness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Hollywood unions and companies have supported legislation forbidding AI-generated replicas of people without their permission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
This made it all the harder to understand why they should be roaming such solitary and forbidding country, he admitted.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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