embargo
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The study’s results were unexpectedly released two days early as a result of a broken embargo, sending down the shares of both companies.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
El quarterback Jacoby Brissett y los Cardinals, sin embargo, remontaron gracias a una falta personal tras un pase completado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The bodega and ration book system was implemented by late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in 1963, after the United States placed the island under embargo.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
When Chelsea were placed under a transfer embargo in 2019, the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Fikayo Tomori, Billy Gilmour and Callum Hudson-Odoi all emerged as senior players.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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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After the 1973 oil crisis, when embargoes led to gas rationing, the country banned crude-oil exports.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The UK has sanctioned hundreds of vessels suspected of being part of the shadow fleet used by Russia to bypass Western embargoes since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
US sanctions and trade embargoes on Cuba have been in place since the early 1960s.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Along with military might, he makes use of insurance, trade embargoes and the Defense Production Act.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 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
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Drugmakers and medical conferences often share an embargoed version of a study with members of the media, who agree not to publish or share the findings with anyone before an agreed-upon publication time.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Drones meeting the thresholds can be exported without a license to most destinations except sanctioned or embargoed countries and certain prohibited end users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Public health inspectors conducted follow-up visits at the facility in October and April, “collecting evidence at both inspections that indicated embargoed kratom products had been moved, tampered with and repackaged,” according to public health officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
The convictions were "a clear warning" to others trying to send supplies to sanctioned or embargoed destinations, Hill added.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
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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
This would save them from embargoing imports or from dumping their own currency and starting competitive currency depreciation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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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