sanction
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Attacking foul before the ball is in play: The Ifab has given Fifa permission to allow a VAR review if it directly leads to a goal, penalty or disciplinary sanction.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Had the staff member gone days earlier, as Eckert had originally asked, they would have escaped sanction on a technicality.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
He does not necessarily get universal sanction from the press.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Treasury can block the dollar transfers under existing sanction authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
One enjoyed the official power of the state while the other enjoyed its implicit sanction.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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