prohibited
Example Sentences
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EasyJet's rules state that power banks are accepted on aircraft in cabin baggage only but are "prohibited from use" and "must not be used to charge other devices".
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Private shareholders typically have a six-month lockup period after an IPO during which they are prohibited from selling.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The plan wouldn’t change district policy on students’ personal cellphones, because their use already is prohibited on campus.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Any offer to invest in Anthropic’s fundraising rounds — the latest of which could reportedly value the company at $900 billion — through an SPV is prohibited, according to the company’s website.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
While the Fifteenth Amendment did not mention sex, she said that because it specifically prohibited disenfranchisement by race, women were included, arguing that “a race comprises all the people, male and female.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing prohibited
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 12–15
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The 18th Amendment (1919)
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"Jim Crow Laws"
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