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Recent Examples of blacklist
Sharing negative information will 'blacklist' the employee.
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Debra Rinell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Johnson, meanwhile, touted measures that would prohibit the Department of Defense from working with vendors that have boycotted Israel and banning the Pentagon from contracting with advertising firms that blacklist conservative news sources.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Robeson was one of the first performers to be blacklisted from television, and his banishment lasted longer than any other performer of the blacklist era — twenty-five years, ending only with his death.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The ability to blacklist specific buyers under specific conditions is essential to prevent human rights abuses involving widely available and generally benign commercial items, such as intelligent traffic cameras and smart doorbells.
—Emily S. Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2022
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Debra Rinell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Johnson, meanwhile, touted measures that would prohibit the Department of Defense from working with vendors that have boycotted Israel and banning the Pentagon from contracting with advertising firms that blacklist conservative news sources.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Robeson was one of the first performers to be blacklisted from television, and his banishment lasted longer than any other performer of the blacklist era — twenty-five years, ending only with his death.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The ability to blacklist specific buyers under specific conditions is essential to prevent human rights abuses involving widely available and generally benign commercial items, such as intelligent traffic cameras and smart doorbells.
—Emily S. Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklist
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Many exhibitors said Trump’s reciprocal tariff spree and subsequent 90 day pause on duty hikes, excluding China which soared to 125 percent on April 12, have put clients in a holding pattern.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Apr. 2025
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Her campaign said the amount is a fundraising record, excluding self-funding, for any GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Several food dyes found in candies, soft drinks and snack foods will be banned.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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But for two decades, the FDA has declined to ban the dye, citing inconclusive evidence.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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Anything less would be another painful letdown after Messi and Miami were eliminated by Atlanta United in the opening round of last year’s MLS playoffs.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The other four teams that did it (2021-22 New Orleans Pelicans, 2010-11 Indiana Pacers, 2007-08 Atlanta Hawks and 2003-04 Boston Celtics) all were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Since that time, the free agent has been trying to get back on the field as a player, though it’s been widely said that he’s been blackballed.—
James Sanders,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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The resolution of the cases culminates a lengthy personal and legal odyssey for the first student to make the accusations, Alex Harrison, who was subsequently blackballed by the insular sporting community there.—
David W. Chen,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Rutte didn't rule out eventual NATO membership for Ukraine.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The Warriors suffered a game-changing loss when Jimmy Butler exited in the first half with a pelvic contusion and was ruled out for the rest of the game.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hammie also screams at people on car trips and sometimes has to be exiled to the dashboard.—
Anna North,
Vox,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Garifuna people are descendants of Indigenous Caribbean tribes and enslaved Africans, who were exiled from St. Vincent and the Grenadines by British colonizers and settled largely on the coast of Central America.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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The late-night host played a series of clips of Trump touting his skills as president, from announcing the Gulf of America to stopping money being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas and preventing transgender mice to winning golf tournaments.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
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Magnesium blocks these receptors, which can help relieve or prevent pain.6 Magnesium Deficiencies and Pain Low magnesium levels can lead to muscle cramps and pain.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
30 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, that has been a way for prestigious acts to get in after having been previously shut out in voting.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Freelancers spend nearly a full workday (about seven hours) regaining access after being shut out.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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