outlawed

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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

In the meantime, the council outlawed discrimination against polyamorous people and others in nontraditional family structures, such as multigenerational immigrant households.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But the Guardian's Mangan disagreed, saying audience participation "should have been outlawed generations ago. We are not a camera-ready nation and we never will be".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Lori said she thought zoos should be outlawed.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls