sanctioned
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced in March he similarly had granted permission for the UK military to board sanctioned Russian ships.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Watch how aging tankers are ferrying sanctioned oil to China—evading U.S. enforcement through a web of deceptive tactics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
The SDA has been sanctioned by the United States, European Union and the United Kingdom for information warfare campaigns.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Meanwhile, the US Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned Iran's newly formed "Persian Gulf Strait Authority", set up by Tehran to oversee traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Everything Mark had witnessed in the last week had been sanctioned by the acting government of the flare-inflicted world.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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