sanctioned
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Although quite a few movies have taken place against the whirl of the Cannes Film Festival, only a handful have been shot within sanctioned festival spaces — often because of artistic, logistical and financial constraints.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
In March, Sir Keir Starmer announced that British armed forces "are now able to board sanctioned vessels that are passing through our waters".
From BBC • May 12, 2026
EU officials said that seven settlers or settler organisations would be sanctioned.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The US Treasury Department separately sanctioned several mainland China and Hong Kong-based firms for aiding Iran's weapons supply.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
But in fact, the settlers’ demands and actions led to federally sanctioned warfare against Indigenous peoples much as they had before the revolution.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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