prohibited
Example Sentences
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States argue that the conditions do not explain what activities are prohibited for entities that receive grants.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
We are explicitly prohibited from censoring broadcasters, but this is censorship.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Nonlawyers are generally prohibited from controlling law firms, but critics say investors have devised ways to gain control over their operations without technically owning them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Eckert was said to be "surprised" to learn that EFL regulations prohibited the practice.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
She was a member of a religious order that prohibited autopsies, but the doctors very much wanted to know what was replicating inside her.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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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