blacklist

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Recent Examples of blacklist Keep your complaint rate above 0.3% and you're blacklisted. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 They got blacklisted, and were jailed for contempt of Congress. Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 The teachers who were blacklisted in the 1950s were not so lucky. Jane S. Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025 Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey was in attendance last night in the back of the tent, continuing his comeback tour in Cannes after delivering a spirited speech against blacklisting during his fete at the Better World Gala. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for blacklist
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Verb
  • In addition, revisions to the RAP plan would allow married borrowers to exclude their spouse’s income by filing separate tax returns – a significant change given that the prior version of the senate bill had excluded this language.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Fifteen participants figured out this predictive workaround on their own and were excluded from the remainder of the experiment.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Kansas banned gender-affirming treatments for minors.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 1 July 2025
  • France banned the sale of cigarettes to minors under 18 in 2009.
    Lisa Klaassen, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The Trump Administration had urged Canada to pause or eliminate the tax, which applies to any tech company making more than $15 million from Canadian internet users.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 June 2025
  • This combined with the abrupt elimination of the investment tax credit and electricity production tax credit after 2027 threatens to eliminate 300 gigawatts of wind and solar projects over the next 10 years, which is equivalent to about $450 billion worth of infrastructure investment, Hensley said.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Clark has previously testified on the stand that after falling out with Combs, the Revolt TV founder tried to blackball her.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Over the eight years since, Choi remained blackballed by the entirety of the Korean industry — until the production of the second season of Squid Game.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Emails go unreturned, hiring officers are a no-show for interviews and contenders who are ruled out may never be told.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • But William confirmed the payment was made via Apple Pay—ruling out keypad errors.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • The country’s most popular politician, Juan Domingo Perón, was exiled in Spain, his party banned.
    Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • Roundy was part of the FLDS church but was exiled in 2020.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Ibogaine's classification prevented researchers from studying its effects.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • This prevents environmental waste while revivifying the rhythms, lyricism, and human emotions of Korean musical heritage.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • After Mets starter Griffin Canning tore his Achilles in the third inning, three relievers shut out the Braves over the final 6 1/3 innings of a 4-0 loss.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • In contrast, Northwestern faculty, staff and students are all but shut out.
    Luis A. Nunes Amaral, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025

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