sanctioned
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The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two Russians serving as financial facilitators alongside eight North Korean operatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The US also sanctioned Zigama Credit and Savings Society, a popular bank and financial institution serving Rwanda's security services.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Another weak idea is easing pressure on the global “shadow fleet” trafficking in sanctioned products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
However, due to residents' protests, which were not sanctioned, the 35 Orangemen permitted to march were unable to do so.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Everything Mark had witnessed in the last week had been sanctioned by the acting government of the flare-inflicted world.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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