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
  • When politicos were excluded, Joe Rogan led the list, followed by Fox News personalities Greg Gutfeld and Sean Hannity, and then TuckerCarlson and Ben Shapiro.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
  • 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, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That legislation, pending action from the governor, bans new data centers through November 2027 and creates a new state council to provide strategic input, facilitate planning considerations and evaluate policy tools to address data centers, Maine Morning Star reported.
    Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
  • New York City has already banned gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings, and Albany is moving to copy California’s approach by requiring zero-emission vehicles for future car, pickup, and SUV sales.
    Nicole Malliotakis, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • They were eliminated from playoff contention with six games to spare, a decrease of 13 games from last year.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Hot sleepers know the feeling of tossing, turning, and sweating through too-warm bedding especially well, but the proper seasonal bedding can eliminate this issue.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Divorced and unemployed, Coop gets blackballed from the finance sector entirely.
    Ryan Brennan April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • China hasn't ruled out the use of force and has stepped up its military exercises around Taiwan, sending warships and fighter jets closer toward the island and steadily poaching Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic allies.
    HUIZHONG WU, Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
  • In the past, ​it did not rule out ⁠the possibility of a minority investor or stock market listing.
    Reuters, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Gilbert estimated that about 100 boys from his high school class were either exiled or left to their own accord.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The last ruler of the empire, Bahadur Shah II (reigned 1837–57), was deposed by the British colonial powers and exiled to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), after his reluctant involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Neighbors in Hollywood's North Lake neighborhood lost their fight to prevent a new apartment building from being constructed, after the City Commission approved the four-story, 22-unit building at North 16th Avenue and Shenandoah Street.
    Ted Scouten, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Cities in California and Washington state similarly passed laws to prevent businesses from refusing cash as a form of payment, McClatchy Media said.
    Hali Smith April 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • They’ve been shut out three times during this dismal stretch.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • They have been shut out three times in their past five games and have scored a total of 10 runs during the losing streak, including just one in the first two games of this series at Dodger Stadium.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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