sanctioned
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Although quite a few movies have taken place against the whirl of the Cannes Film Festival, only a handful have been shot within sanctioned festival spaces — often because of artistic, logistical and financial constraints.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
Treasury contends that Maarij arranged for oil to be diverted to an Iraqi businessman, Salim Ahmed Said, who was sanctioned by the U.S. last year for smuggling Iranian oil blended with Iraqi oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
In 2024, the department sanctioned a web of Hong Kong-based front companies associated with Hamed Dehghan, a Tehran-based trader whose company has been a key supplier to Iran’s drone and missile programs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
An hour later, the University Interscholastic League, which sanctioned high school sports in the state, kicked Carter out of the playoffs and replaced it with Plano East.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing sanctioned
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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