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sanctioned

[sangk-shuhnd] / ˈsæŋk ʃənd /


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Satwani said the same equipment and contractors needed for rebuilding are already committed to a wave of liquefied-natural-gas and offshore projects sanctioned since 2023.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The Rich Starry, a sanctioned Chinese oil and chemical tanker, masked its exact location in the Persian Gulf for more than 10 days before leaving through the Strait of Hormuz this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

It is sanctioned by the US for Iran-related trade and many of its past trips to the Gulf had been to Iran, picking up Iranian bitumen and asphalt to ship to Asia.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“In any comprehensively sanctioned jurisdiction, crypto is useful,” said Kaitlin Martin, senior intelligence analyst at Chainalysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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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