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as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
the company absolutely bans smoking within its buildings
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as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
the university banned those caught in the cheating scandal from graduation ceremonies
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as in curse
a prayer that harm will come to someone
a father's ban upon his ungrateful son
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as in prohibition
an order that something not be done or used
a quiet seaside resort with a ban on the drinking of alcohol in public places
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Recent Examples of ban
Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty Images Venice has also tried banning massive cruise ships – but tourists still come.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Parental control is important, but a ban on cell phones in class might be a good idea.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Verb
Still on Florida’s books are the 16-year-old Fair District amendments, which prohibit discriminating against minority voters and also ban partisan gerrymandering.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty Images Venice has also tried banning massive cruise ships – but tourists still come.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Noun
After condemnation poured in from business chambers, the Catholic Church and politicians across the spectrum, Milei’s Cabinet chief announced the decision to reverse the ban.
—Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Parental control is important, but a ban on cell phones in class might be a good idea.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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Verb
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The bill also seeks to prohibit private guardians from having financial ties to other for-profit entities involved in the person’s case and would give the court more information through annual budgets and fee schedules.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Those amendments prohibit drawing maps to favor a political party or incumbent.—
Jon Harris Maurer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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First-quarter earnings per share excluding one-time items and revenue topped Wall Street analysts’ highest estimates, as did raised full-year EPS ex-items guidance.—
Davis Giangiulio,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Why not try and capture an image of the moon during each major phase (excluding the new moon) as the line separating night from day sweeps across the lunar surface throwing ancient craters, ravines and mountain ranges into relief.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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Baseball has always been a sport that believes in the occult — in juju and curses and superstitions.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Mike Russo writes that, in breaking their curse, the Wild may have their best shot at a title in franchise history.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The Senate bill closely mirrors a version passed by the House last month, with the Senate version expanding the prohibition of civil immigration arrests in Massachusetts courthouses to additional locations, including child care facilities and public schools.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
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And the Supreme Court limited when states can use race in redistricting, even when trying to comply with the Voting Rights Act’s prohibition against racial discrimination.—
Shauna Muckle,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The proposal would burden doctors with giving parents a highly detailed consent statement to be prepared by boards of medicine and osteopathic medicine, and forbid health authorities to order vaccinations during outbreaks of familiar or new deadly diseases.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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As far as forbidding a hairstyle in general goes, Silva sort of gets it.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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Republicans in some states cannot just eliminate all those districts without spreading enough Democratic voters around to jeopardize their own incumbents.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each robot undergoes over 80 functional tests, including stress and burn-in exercises such as squats and jogging, to eliminate early failures.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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News of the troop withdrawal drew swift condemnation from Democrats in Congress and members of a hawkish Washington think tank.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Kneecap’s exploits, meanwhile, have sparked condemnation from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and saw member Mo Chara hauled in front of a judge on terrorism charges (a case that has since been thrown out of court).—
Dean Van Nguyen,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2026
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Polyamory is nothing new in California, and certainly not in Oakland, which in 2024 became the first city in the state to outlaw discrimination based on family structure — a move meant in part to protect multiple partners’ rights to manage a medical emergency in the hospital.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, Germany, Austria and Italy are among the EU members that outlawed its use.—
Vladimir Isachenkov,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Ban.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ban. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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