sanction
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When providers submit high bills, insurers often attempt to negotiate lower prices and can investigate and sanction providers suspected of fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Treasury can block the dollar transfers under existing sanction authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The Commission was entitled to impose a sanction.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
He notes the U.S. also extended sanction waivers for Russian crude exports, “easing tighter supplies into Asia.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
McAllister was one particularly snooty voice, but it was clear to everyone that he spoke with the sanction of New York’s blue bloods.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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