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forbidden

[fer-bid-n, fawr-] / fərˈbɪd n, fɔr- /


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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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