forbidden
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When exposed to sufficiently strong light fields, electrons crossed the forbidden energy gap with a transition probability reaching 100 percent.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
As Li’s novel makes clear, to be young and ambitious in 18th century Europe meant having the fortitude to dream forbidden dreams, against all odds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Out of these materials Milton fashioned a new epic focused on the temptations of forbidden knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland it was a story of cross-community forbidden love between a young Catholic teacher and a married Protestant barrister.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He knew -and so must Fin-Kedinn that it is forbidden to speak a dead person’s name for five summers after they die.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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