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sanctioned

[sangk-shuhnd] / ˈsæŋk ʃənd /


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Marivex had previously been sanctioned by US authorities for alleged Iran links, the Reuters news agency reported.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Moa Nickel, the joint venture between Sherritt and Cuba’s state-owned nickel company, was also sanctioned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

A web of companies buys the jets from Western manufacturers or secondhand and registers them in new locations to make them available to sanctioned Russians, the documents show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Elanco has six products targeting screwworm larvae, including an aerosol wound treatment sanctioned by the Environmental Protection Agency.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

He raises the truck’s aerial, puts on the headset, and scans the spectra, trying to find anything that is not sanctioned.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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