prohibit
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Defense Department officials said the request was unreasonable because their existing practices prohibit using AI for those purposes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
These arbitration agreements also often prohibit workers from banding together in class-action lawsuits.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Strong majorities of Californians believe democracy is under attack and support enacting a new state Voting Rights Act to prohibit discrimination and efforts to suppress voting, a poll showed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
In contrast, technology stocks dragged on China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite-down 0.3%—after China’s State Council said the government would prohibit the unauthorized export of state-restricted goods, technology, services and data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Another way to say this is We prevented his going. prohibit: She was prohibited from going.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing prohibit
The Bill of Rights
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List 14
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The First Amendment of the US Constitution
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