prohibit
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TikTok said its policies prohibit content that could cause significant physical harm, including dangerous driving.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The agency says it lacks authority to prohibit the practice, but will “deploy enforcement resources” when it spots companies that don’t follow its disclosure standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
U.S. hacking laws prohibit individuals and companies from launching cyberattacks.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the hardest-hit cities, several buildings were marked with a red "X" to warn of the risk of collapse and prohibit pedestrian access.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia prohibit people from voting while incarcerated for a felony offense.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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And it was then too late to make any changes, because federal law prohibits anyone from being named as primary beneficiary without the spouse’s consent.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Buenos Aires argues that the arrangement breaches Argentine law, which prohibits the exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons on its continental shelf without government authorization.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The FCC also notes that federal law prohibits the agency from censoring broadcast material.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
It prohibits cuts to women’s and Olympic programs, creates incentives to invest in those sports and requires comparable facilities and services at men’s and women’s championship events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
But the Secrets Act prohibits us from talking about it.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The agency has also prohibited some other uses and imposed workplace protections for others.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The vessels are prohibited to approach the exclusion zone of three kilometres radius from the volcano, local port authorities said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
"We are continually looking for ways to ensure fans in the stands know what is permitted and what is prohibited."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Under the city’s ethics law, members of city boards and commissions are prohibited from appearing on fundraising invitations for city candidates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In is my favorite program. Returning to the rules. The use of personal electronic devices is strictly prohibited at all times during the lock-in.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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The local suppression of abolitionist mail persisted throughout the antebellum era during the administrations of Jackson’s eight successors, none of whom enforced the federal statute prohibiting detention of the mail.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Judge William Sullivan, who is overseeing the Clancy trial, has an order specifically prohibiting the photographing or filming of jurors.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The group said the investigation should examine whether Carr and Trusty broke rules on accepting gifts or broke criminal laws prohibiting federal officials from accepting illegal gratuities.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
In March, Greer’s office opened a tariff investigation into 60 economies it accused of not prohibiting the use of forced labor in supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The fourth was a gesture toward the northern interests, authorizing Congress to levy a tax on slave imports designed to discourage the practice without prohibiting it.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The Bill of Rights
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