prohibition
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Under Thursday's announcement, economies that have implemented a forced labor import prohibition or committed to do so were hit with the lower 10-percent rate.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"If Alice had known about these prohibition orders she wouldn't have had it done," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Trade Representative Jamieson Greer recommended tariffs of 10% to 12.5% for 60 trading partners because of their “failure to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Clayton County, the court held that federal law’s prohibition on sex discrimination in employment also prohibited anti-transgender discrimination.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The prohibition has been drilled into children for so long that they have made it into a jump-rope rhyme: Don’t say ain’t or your mother will faint.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
The administration announced levies of 10% for countries that have bans on forced labor and 12.5% on those that have failed to adopt such prohibitions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Last week, several rights groups released a joint statement to urge the government to repeal legislation that makes such prohibitions as last year's Pride ban possible.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
A UK government spokesperson said on Tuesday it had "introduced a range of new prohibitions under the Russia sanctions regime".
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
This is the power of public prohibitions of unhealthy behavior.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
Laws and prohibitions, statutes and penalties against drunkenness, Sabbath-breaking, theft, murder, gambling, and divorce, we must have.
From The Five Great Philosophies of Life by Hyde, William De Witt
Vocabulary lists containing prohibition
American History II
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"Tinker v. Des Moines": Excerpts from Justice Fortas's Opinion
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The Great Depression and The New Deal
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