sanctioned
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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
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
Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a veteran security official, was sanctioned in 2023 by Canada for his role in Tehran’s drone program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 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
Twenty states rewarded individual schools for good test scores or dramatic improvement; thirty-two states sanctioned the schools that didn’t do well.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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