blacklist

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Recent Examples of blacklist Nonetheless, Sacks and others within the administration may be hoping Hegseth makes good on his threats to blacklist Anthropic from the national security supply chain. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is threatening to blacklist Anthropic after the artificial intelligence company refused to loosen its safety standards for the military. Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026 Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era. Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025 Many organisations blacklist insecure apps while whitelisting productivity and security apps. Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blacklist
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Verb
  • To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2026
  • To meet their growth targets, banks hired increasing numbers of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, and white ethnics, all of whom had been excluded from or simply wary about pursuing careers in finance.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Authorities have banned all activities within a 2½-mile danger zone around the crater, in line with recommendations from Indonesia’s volcanology agency.
    Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • Cameras won't be banned from the high-profile murder case of the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled Friday, saying coverage requests from news stations would continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Young and Elijah came to blows on the apron, knowing that as soon as their feet touch the ground, they would be eliminated.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • ReCircled said Avery Dennison’s RFID technology helped eliminate some of the cost and operational inefficiencies of manual product identification, including inaccurate identification of garments.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Amazon Studios has been sued by a post-production vendor who alleges he was blackballed after refusing to pay kickbacks to an Amazon employee.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2026
  • Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism.
    Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Little can be ruled out at this point.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • The main concern with this activity would be damaging winds, although isolated hail cannot be ruled out.
    Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, young boys gradually become feral and sadistic when trapped on an island together, and in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Prospero magically shipwrecks his brother and his allies so that they will all be exiled together under his watch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • Indeed, Dante was exiled after a sham trial convicting him of corruption.
    René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Ibrahim’s injuries prevent him from working, so Hiba supports the household, often picking up private cleaning jobs from Facebook ads.
    Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Plus, the addition of a cuff adds a more polished aesthetic that prevents you from looking frumpy at the office or dinner.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • All the while, as a younger sibling, Dua is shut out of major conversations (sometimes literally, as bedroom doors are closed in her face and important decisions are made without her), branding her an outsider even in her own home.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • In a talk with Axelrod on May 8, the 36-year-old New York congresswoman did not immediately shut out the idea of running next election, whether that be for a Senate seat or the White House.
    Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 12 May 2026

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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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