proscribe
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The judge said the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action “certainly does not proscribe any particular classroom speech, or relate at all to curricular choices.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
The government moved to proscribe the group under anti-terror laws after the group claimed responsibility for the June incident.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025
Senior MPs in the UK have been calling on the government to proscribe Wagner for months.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
The government said an order will be introduced in Parliament to proscribe the group under the Terrorism Act.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023
A Southerner employs the term "discussion," as equivalent to agitation; for the South does not proscribe the discussion of any subject, by proper persons, at proper places, and on proper occasions.
From Cannibals all! or, Slaves without masters by Fitzhugh, George
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