sanctioned
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She previously served as vice-president to Maduro and was sanctioned by the US in 2018, but the measures were lifted in April this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“The widespread, sanctioned introduction of multi-cancer detection tests for the average-risk population continues to be driven predominantly by hope, not by evidence.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
There were cancellations by Iran Air—the country’s national carrier—in Azerbaijan and by Sepehran Airlines, a recently sanctioned Iranian airline, in Iraq, according to official airport updates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Two of Ballmer’s top executives were also sanctioned, altering the way the team will have to operate moving forward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
He raises the truck’s aerial, puts on the headset, and scans the spectra, trying to find anything that is not sanctioned.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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