embargo
Example Sentences
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As the oil embargo continues to make life and access to essentials difficult on Cuba, two Mexican ships carrying 800 tonnes of humanitarian aid arrived at Havana Bay on Thursday.
From BBC
In September 1946, Truman imposed an arms embargo on the Nationalists.
Most American toys had been imported from Germany until an embargo during World War I created a hole in the market, leading to a dramatic decrease in supply at a time of increased demand.
The island of 9.6 million inhabitants, under a US trade embargo since 1962, has for years been mired in a severe economic crisis marked by extended power cuts and shortages of fuel, medicine and food.
From Barron's
Among them might be the gradual lifting of the U.S. embargo, a crucial step if Cuba is to open up its economy.
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