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It was the first time alerts have been issued in Riyadh since the Houthis increased their attacks and declared a "maritime embargo" on the Saudis in July.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The former Bosnia international joined a club under a transfer embargo, confining them to free transfers and loans, but still made them promotion contenders.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The U.S. has imposed an embargo against Cuba for more than six decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The United States urged the UN Security Council on Monday to expand an arms embargo on the Sudanese region of Darfur to cover all of Sudan, saying the nation's brutal conflict risks regional expansion.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

The more I think about it, an embargo sounds an awful lot like the punishment chair at home whenever we misbehave.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

After the 1973 oil crisis, when embargoes led to gas rationing, the country banned crude-oil exports.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

The IEA was formed after the Arab oil embargoes shook the world economy, as an oil consumers’ counterpoint to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

US economic and trade embargoes on Cuba have been in place since 1960.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

They are tied to tariffs risks, as in the case with gold, silver and copper, and unpredictable seizures and embargoes, as is the case with oil and gas.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

In an effort to stop Japan, President Franklin Roosevelt imposed ever-increasing embargoes on materiel, such as scrap metal and aviation fuel.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

So Downing Street issued an embargoed press notice overnight with warm words of support for Zelensky.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Drones meeting the thresholds can be exported without a license to most destinations except sanctioned or embargoed countries and certain prohibited end users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Public health inspectors conducted follow-up visits at the facility in October and April, “collecting evidence at both inspections that indicated embargoed kratom products had been moved, tampered with and repackaged,” according to public health officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

According to Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem, the Olina was "another 'ghost fleet' tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil."

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

By mutual agreement, Robinson joined the ranks of officers embargoed from A-block because they couldn’t deal with the sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The publisher, Penguin Random House, has tried to keep the book under tight wraps, embargoing the contents and only shipping it to bookstores just before its scheduled release.

From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023

“A lot of people are wondering if you actually achieve anything by embargoing your results when everybody else can figure out how to do it anyway.”

From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2019

There are many voices rightly calling for embargoing arms deliveries into South Sudan and a U.N.

From Time ● Oct. 6, 2016

The OAS agreed on an embargo on arms sales to Trujillo; the U.S., which had long been embargoing the arms, went further.

From Time Magazine Archive

Air Minister Goring was reported against this, at least until the U. S. should make up its mind about embargoing munitions to the Allies.

From Time Magazine Archive