sanction
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Bank of America will pay $1.2 billion in penalties to settle violations of anti-money laundering and sanction laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
A spokesperson for Zanjani also previously told the Journal that the financier “has neither required nor relied upon any cryptocurrency exchange for the purpose of money laundering or sanction evasion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
No sanction has yet been decided upon but City could face substantial points deductions, a fine or even expulsion from the top division.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
City can appeal both the guilty verdicts and the sanction, leaving the club and the Premier League in a state of chaos and uncertainty.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
When this chemical was introduced in 1955, the manufacturer applied for a tolerance which would sanction the presence of small residues on any crops that might be sprayed.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Japan, which has a decades-old dispute with Moscow over a string of islands in the Pacific, has joined in some sanctions against Moscow over its war in Ukraine.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Many vessels chose not to contact the Houthis, which the U.S. sanctions and designates as a foreign terrorist organization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"Our group has continued its business operations in Russia while complying with all domestic and international sanctions and regulations," the firm said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Wong called on Congress to pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, legislation approved later that year that authorized sanctions on officials deemed responsible for human-rights violations in Hong Kong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The announcer mentioned international sanctions against Zimbabwe in response to the government’s aid to Congo rebels.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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This is the latest hack to be linked to North Korea, which has been accused of relying on cyber-crime to help finance its sanctioned economy.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The documents don’t show whether ZCCB’s management knew the funds involved sanctioned entities in Iran and Russia, whose roles were obscured behind a web of front companies and intermediaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Patriot High, with about 2,400 students, launched its flag football team in 2024, the same year the CIF sanctioned the sport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026
Australia said on Friday it had sanctioned two North Korean individuals and companies over the use of "fraudulent" IT workers and cybercrime to earn cash for the isolated nuclear-armed state.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
It’s part of Art and Archaeology at the University of Toronto, which is the only sanctioned pathway that leads anywhere close to art.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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It remains to be seen how effective governments can be in sanctioning offending companies.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
There's a strong argument that a sanctioning agreement is the cleanest way out of this.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
On Tuesday, the U.S. intensified its pressure on the airline, sanctioning intermediaries that this summer helped it buy at least three secondhand Boeing B-777s that had been diverted through the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He announced that the U.S. is sanctioning more than 60 entities, individuals and vessels across the globe that enable Iran to procure technology, earn oil revenue and carry out cyber operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
It must be construed, if possible, as sanctioning nothing contrary to natural right.
From The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Lysander Spooner
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