ban
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Even when the ban is removed, U.S. diesel prices would then likely reconnect with international prices, including in Europe, the strategists said, bringing U.S. diesel prices upward and prices abroad downward.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Hutchins is pessimistic about staving off the ban and laments what it would mean for the city's famed French restaurants.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
And the diesel ban could spill over into the price of other products.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Norris told BBC Radio 5 Live the Argentine should be hit with a race ban for his driving.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
School didn’t give us enough time to visit, so Abby lifted her talking ban while fishing.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
By then—that would have been 1995—the Shorawi were defeated and long gone and Kabul belonged to Massoud, Rab- bani, and the Mujahedin.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
In the true Bedouin spirit he devoted his talent largely to satire and attacked the bani Nahshal and the bani Fuqaim.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
Particularly is this the case with the inscriptions of Sennacherib and Ashur bani apal.
From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead
Our present copy is a tablet from the library of a later king, seemingly Ashur bani apal.
From Assyrian Historiography by A. T. (Albert Ten Eyck) Olmstead
He was of the Dārim, one of the most respected divisions of the bani Tamīm, and his mother was of the tribe of Ḍabba.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
Meanwhile the US State Department continues to classify travel to China as a Level 2 advisory urging travellers to "exercise increased caution" because of the risk of arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans and detention.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“The problem with export bans is that they don’t increase domestic supply, but may lower supply, causing a further rise in prices,” said Gbenga Ajilore, chief economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Other deaths have occurred in North Carolina and Georgia, states with bans less restrictive than Texas’.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
Marks and Spencer has a policy of issuing lifetime bans to shoplifters, which Lewis said could be a big deterrent and a big shock, especially to younger offenders.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In September, with my bans ended, I decided to take advantage of my freedom and get a respite from the city.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
In 1998, it was banned from completing its Drumcree march - which includes the Garvaghy Road - and has been repeatedly refused permission to finish the route ever since.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Durigan said that new advertising contracts for betting companies were also immediately banned, while current contracts would be void after October 6.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Your books have meant so much to so many people, and in recent years, I’ve reported quite a bit on your book, “Looking for Alaska,” being one of the most commonly banned books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The move to speed new products is a contrast from Trump’s first term, when the FDA banned fruit-flavored vapes in an effort to curb teen use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Did he know that even though he’d banned magic, the Wyrdmarks still commanded a power of their own?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
The industry believes Bessent doesn’t fully support banning exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Security Council to consider narrow agreements banning the use of AI for certain tasks, including creating biological weapons.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
The UK government recently announced sweeping changes to school dinner rules, banning deep-fried food and increasing the inclusion of fruit, vegetables, fibre and wholegrains, in attempt to tackle childhood obesity.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The biggest worry was once about nuclear weapons in space, but the superpowers and other countries signed the Outer Space Treaty in 1967, banning weapons of mass destruction in orbit.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
They agreed to the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the first nuclear arms control agreement, banning nuclear tests everywhere but underground.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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