embargo
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The use of the docks took place between 2016 and 2019 after president Barack Obama eased the US embargo on Cuba to allow cruise ships to make stopovers there.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
The S&P 500 was also down in both 1973 and 1974, by a total of 37.25%, due to the oil embargo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Criticism, she said plainly, comes from all sides: that she is too soft on the Cuban government, or too critical of it; that she says too little about the U.S. embargo, or too much.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Treasurys start to rise, as investors concluded that the oil embargo would lead to the end of low energy prices and much higher inflation in the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
His dad, Ambassador Farland, has been recalled to Washington, D.C., because of the embargo.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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Vocabulary lists containing embargo
Southeast Asia - Introductory
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