sanctioned
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EU officials said that seven settlers or settler organisations would be sanctioned.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
In November 2025, Ukraine claimed a naval drone attack against two sanctioned Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
A cousin of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday he owned a 30 percent stake in a digital payments platform linked to cyberscams and money laundering and sanctioned by Washington.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The European Union sanctioned him in 2012, followed by the U.S. in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
I went back to law school with an intense desire to understand the laws and doctrines that sanctioned the death penalty and extreme punishments.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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