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embargo

[em-bahr-goh] / ɛmˈbɑr goʊ /


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The United States urged the UN Security Council on Monday to expand an arms embargo on the Sudanese region of Darfur to cover all of Sudan, saying the nation's brutal conflict risks regional expansion.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

But the present and possibly future Green Lanterns were summoned there for a reason best left unsaid here, and in keeping with HBO’s extensive spoiler embargo.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

All of the ships were travelling either to or from Saudi ports and made sharp changes of course after the embargo was announced.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

It’s now a major producer of both natural gas and crude oil, while the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, its national crude stockpiles, was created in 1975 in response to shortages driven by the oil embargo.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

His dad, Ambassador Farland, has been recalled to Washington, D.C., because of the embargo.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

After the 1973 oil crisis, when embargoes led to gas rationing, the country banned crude-oil exports.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

The IEA was formed after the Arab oil embargoes shook the world economy, as an oil consumers’ counterpoint to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

“Like quotas and embargoes, tariffs are a traditional and common tool to regulate importation,” he wrote in a 63-page dissent.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

US economic and trade embargoes on Cuba have been in place since 1960.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

In an effort to stop Japan, President Franklin Roosevelt imposed ever-increasing embargoes on materiel, such as scrap metal and aviation fuel.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

On Jan. 9 of this year, the U.S. seized the Olina, which then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said had departed Venezuela and was “suspected of carrying embargoed oil.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

According to Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem, the Olina was "another 'ghost fleet' tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil."

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

“I see, I know and I follow it, but I’m embargoed to say nothing. The public, though — there will be quite a reaction, I’ll say.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2025

Sir Tim added they had suspended check-in for departing passengers, embargoed ticket sales and stopped connecting passengers from arriving to make sure the focus was on affected customers.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2024

By mutual agreement, Robinson joined the ranks of officers embargoed from A-block because they couldn’t deal with the sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The publisher, Penguin Random House, has tried to keep the book under tight wraps, embargoing the contents and only shipping it to bookstores just before its scheduled release.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2023

“A lot of people are wondering if you actually achieve anything by embargoing your results when everybody else can figure out how to do it anyway.”

From Slate Feb. 22, 2019

There are many voices rightly calling for embargoing arms deliveries into South Sudan and a U.N.

From Time Oct. 6, 2016

Later that day we had a glimpse of other dangers: Arab oil producers began embargoing all sales of oil to the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Air Minister Goring was reported against this, at least until the U. S. should make up its mind about embargoing munitions to the Allies.

From Time Magazine Archive




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