prohibit
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TikTok said its policies prohibit content that could cause significant physical harm, including dangerous driving.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
U.S. hacking laws prohibit individuals and companies from launching cyberattacks.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the hardest-hit cities, several buildings were marked with a red "X" to warn of the risk of collapse and prohibit pedestrian access.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Proposition 42 would prohibit new taxes on “retirement holdings, individually-owned assets, and other forms of personal savings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
While he thought the Constitution was crystal clear that Congress could not restrict or terminate the slave trade before 1808, it did not prohibit the members of the House from talking about the issue.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The exchange says it prohibits trading on stolen confidential information, illegal tips and participation by anyone who can influence the outcome of a bet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Today Title IX, the 1972 civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs receiving federal money, has transformed women’s and girls’ athletics.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
In Arizona, for example, “state law prohibits our department from a role overseeing private schools,” a spokesperson for the state Department of Education told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
His surname is not being used due to German law, which prohibits naming suspects at this stage.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Executive Order prohibits U.S. persons from performing any contract in support of a commercial project in Yugoslavia, as well as from exporting services to Yugoslavia.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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It notes that such weapons are prohibited under Section 5 of the Firearms act, and reports the footage is being reviewed by Metropolitan Police.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“When a state offers a method for casting a ballot, the Constitution forbids restricting access to that voting method based on any prohibited ground, including age,” Judge Roger Gregory writes for a unanimous panel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Dürer was only partly successful: It was decided that Raimondi could continue copying Dürer’s work, but he was prohibited from also copying the artist’s distinctive monogram.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The MoD said: "Action has been taken following a service inquiry into the circumstances surrounding this potential exposure to prevent similar issues arising in the future, and Army use of the Skrunda-1 site is prohibited."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Night after night, he was alone in McNaughton’s suite with access to the prohibited documents.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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The group said the investigation should examine whether Carr and Trusty broke rules on accepting gifts or broke criminal laws prohibiting federal officials from accepting illegal gratuities.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
MLB added a regulation in 2023 expliciting prohibiting that kind of behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cook, the chief justice created an exception to this rule for the Federal Reserve by a 5–4 vote, prohibiting the president from removing without good cause.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Last year, Ocean City, Md., passed a beach regulation prohibiting visitors from bringing tents and limiting the size of shade structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
That legislation carved a huge exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, the Civil War-era law prohibiting the use of the military for civilian policing.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The Bill of Rights
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The First Amendment of the US Constitution
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