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prohibition

[proh-uh-bish-uhn] / ˌproʊ əˈbɪʃ ən /


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Again, I’m not a puritan calling for prohibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Incorporation in regulatory havens, the prohibition of shareholder class actions, and heavy share-based compensation have become the norm.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This practice stood in contrast to the prohibition against plundering civilian property on land because of the recognition of the integral relationship between maritime commerce and war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But Uthmeier insisted that hidden in this guarantee is, in effect, a prohibition against the donation of genetic material.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

As well as banning women from singing in church, the Church authorities in Rome in the early seventeenth century had issued a prohibition on opera.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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