forbidden
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Set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland it was a story of cross-community forbidden love between a young Catholic teacher and a married Protestant barrister.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 1935, when Anderson and the Finnish accompanist Kosti Vehanen began their tour of the Soviet Union, she was warned that music with religious content was strictly forbidden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Give them something that’s OK to climb, rather than leaving them with something forbidden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
A defense of yelling in restaurants: It’s a forbidden behavior in today’s restaurants—but Amanda Albee spoke to chefs who say it massively improved their careers.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
As punishment, the Soviets wanted Germany to pay high reparations and to be forbidden to rebuild their factories and farms.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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