forbidden
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They are forbidden from contact with relatives and friends in Israel, and can’t visit the country, home to Judaism’s holiest sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Eyes tear up when unrequited love leads to isolation or forbidden love leads to death.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
He is also forbidden from trying to contact Mountbatten-Windsor directly or indirectly, or approach him or enter Norfolk.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Proponents say French sugar beet, apple and hazelnut farmers need the insecticides -- forbidden in France since 2018 and 2019, respectively -- to help them compete with their European counterparts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Most of the day he spent out of the house, or up in the high tower, where the children were forbidden to go.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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