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forbidden

[fer-bid-n, fawr-] / fərˈbɪd n, fɔr- /


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While communication between candidate campaigns and independent committees is forbidden, these rules are commonly circumvented using legal but obvious methods.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The entire performance depends on presenting basic historical literacy as forbidden knowledge.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

A tale about forbidden love and Taiwanese food has won the International Booker Prize, becoming the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

This would create a forbidden range where black holes formed directly from stars should not exist.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

It was forbidden to enter the prison camp, but Lulu persuaded a Japanese commandant to let her see her brother.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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