outlawed

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A month later, the Federal Communications Commission outlawed robocalls that use voices generated by AI.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

One of the biggest crises the company faced was Prohibition, when liquor was outlawed and distilleries in America were forced to close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

California became the first state to follow in the footsteps of the European Union, which outlawed the additives between 1990 and 2008.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Greyhound racing is to be outlawed in Scotland with MSPs set to pass a ban.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

That particular kind of magic—and it was a hex, really—had been outlawed hundreds of years ago.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega