- present participle of sanction.
sanctioning
Example Sentences
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Yes, it might mean less sanctioning fees for the UCI, fewer jobs for race organisers.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The department also targeted an illicit oil-smuggling network run by Iran’s elite, sanctioning more than two dozen people, companies and vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
But he added that "there are still significant loopholes and areas that have been unaddressed by sanctioning countries", allowing volumes to remain high.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
The law said the president in response to a national emergency may deal with an “unusual and extraordinary threat” by freezing assets or sanctioning a foreign country or otherwise regulating trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
For, although Bob Maillard wanted very much indeed to marry her his mother had no intention of sanctioning such a union.
From The Mardi Gras Mystery by H. (Henry) Bedford-Jones
