prohibited
Example Sentences
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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
Smith has now been prohibited from teaching indefinitely.
From BBC • May 16, 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
The first resolution was designed to appease the Deep South by confirming that the Constitution prohibited any federal legislation limiting or ending the slave trade until 1808.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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