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You cannot decapitate a movement with no head, and you cannot sanction an organization that does not exist.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

Google filed a new challenge arguing before the bloc's top court, the European Court of Justice, that the case was unfounded and that the sanction penalised innovation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

In announcing the decision, the ISU council described the ban as a “protective measure” and emphasized that “those measures were expressly stated not to be a sanction, disciplinary measure or ineligibility decision.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

Sentiment has also been supported by the U.S. sanction waiver on Iranian oil sales, which has strengthened expectations of a meaningful increase in regional crude supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

He had agreed with each of them in turn, though what it was they wanted him to sanction he did not know.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also warned that Chinese AI firms could face sanctions over allegations that they have stolen American intellectual property.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Constrained by global sanctions that cut the country off from the international banking system, North Korea’s spies must generate their own funding through crypto heists, former Kim regime officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Hit with sanctions, Russia reoriented its trade around China and other non-Western countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Petro was subjected to US sanctions at one point, but the pair have mended their relationship in recent months.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

He opened the meeting with a controversial speech in which he called for our sanctions policy to be reevaluated.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Hasina dismissed allegations that she sanctioned excessive force during the student protests that led to her ouster.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Motherwell and their former midfielder Elliott Watt have already been sanctioned over social media posts on the matter.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The federal government has sanctioned several highways, power projects and military-related infrastructure in Ladakh, which Wangchuk says will harm the region, especially in the absence of consultation with local representatives.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

PARIS—European authorities sanctioned Russian intelligence units and hackers on Monday, accusing them of a 15-year campaign targeting governments and critical infrastructure across the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

“I’m sure it would have been a very big deal if it had been a real, sanctioned game. But they supposedly played in the middle of the night at one of the high school courts.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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

It said it will be sanctioning multiple entities, individuals and vessels to “stem the flow of revenue that the regime in Tehran uses to support terrorism abroad and repress its citizens.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

But I would most strongly advise against setting up and sanctioning the making of vows as a public mode of life.

From Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) by Luther, Martin