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prohibitionist

[proh-uh-bish-uh-nist] / ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ə nɪst /




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The Senators owner, a prohibitionist through and through, made things harder on himself by subsisting without a source of revenue that other teams availed themselves of.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2023

Most of the shops are to be operated by people of color who had been incarcerated by prohibitionist laws.

From Seattle Times Feb. 7, 2023

A sprawling history of a concept, spanning decades of prohibitionist thinking and the latest in recovery research, could easily fall apart were it not informed by Fisher's experience.

From Salon Mar. 9, 2022

"The reason she was appointed is Theresa May was looking for someone who was a hard-line prohibitionist," he said.

From BBC May 14, 2018

For my part, however, I am a downright prohibitionist!

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave




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