prohibit
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Federal medical privacy laws generally prohibit institutions from sharing patient information, and the center's website says it requires callers to provide a code determined by the patient.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Crucially, he said, the tort suit wouldn’t prohibit the companies from engaging in any conduct; it only requires the companies to pay for some of the damage that conduct causes.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Instagram’s terms of service prohibit intellectual property violations, spam, illegal content, hate speech, bullying and abuse, self-injury, graphic violence and inappropriate imagery that may include nudity or sexual content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In addition to banning corporate interference in medical care, the congressional bill would prohibit noncompete and nondisclosure agreements for physicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Woodhull noted that the Constitution didn’t prohibit women from running for president, although they did not yet have the right to vote.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Another federal law prohibits voter intimidation, with up to a yearlong prison sentence for anybody who intimidates, threatens, or coerces somebody else with the purpose of interfering with another person’s right to vote.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
EFL regulation 127, which prohibits any club from observing, or attempting to observe, another club's training session within 72 hours of a scheduled match between the two clubs.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
They read the text of the First Amendment and see that it prohibits Congress from making any law that impairs the free exercise of religion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Currently, the charter prohibits the city from mortgaging city-owned property and prevents it from operating purely commercial or industrial businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The well-dressed anchorwoman announces the passing of what has come to be known as “the Davey Bill,” which prohibits Confederate flags on any and all public buildings.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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The Ministry of Commerce on Friday issued a draft plan to add 40 technologies in the AI, biomedicine and photovoltaics sectors to a list of technologies prohibited or restricted from export.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The news outlet also reviewed footage obtained from inside the correctional facility which showed Combs using a phone, a prohibited item across state and federal prisons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Commercial logos, banners and tent-like structures are also prohibited.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
A second U.S. official noted that weapon sales to China are already prohibited by law and reiterated that no plans or offers have been made to Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
From this moment you are prohibited from dream-telling.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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Raman said she had used the phrase “gold standard” to describe Special Order 40, which was issued by Gates in 1979, prohibiting officers from stopping people for the sole purpose of determining their immigration status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
That probe cited significant efforts by the mine to improve safety, including rules prohibiting private security officers from carrying weapons, Barrick said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Former Heisman-winning QB Jayden Daniels issues cease-and-desist letter to LSU prohibiting the school from using his name, image and likeness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Revising guidelines, Education Minister Paul Givan said that, from the start of the 2027/2028 academic year, schools will be banned from prohibiting girls wearing trousers.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
That March, the president issued an executive order prohibiting discrimination in the federal government on the basis of race, religion, or national origin.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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The Bill of Rights
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