blacklists

Definition of blacklistsnext
present tense third-person singular of blacklist
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Verb
  • The measure has some exceptions, such as undercover operations, SCUBA teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams, but broadly bans masks.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
  • In March, Sherrill signed three bills, including the Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act, which bans law enforcement officers, including ICE agents, from wearing masks in New Jersey.
    CBS New York Team, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • Sunday's figure excludes the United Arab Emirates share of output, which officially departed OPEC on May 1.
    Azhar Sukri,Mike Sheen, CNBC, 3 May 2026
  • The statement notably excludes Anthropic, which has been in dispute with the Pentagon over guardrails for how the military could use its artificial intelligence tools.
    Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Use a Tape Measure A tape measure eliminates the guesswork when figuring out how far apart to plant tomatoes.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
  • What wage insurance does is to take the kind of concept which was enacted by Congress in the early ’70s and apply it to a different cause for layoffs, the technological innovation which eliminates work.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
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  • In addition, the bill prevents all law enforcement officers, including from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, from wearing masks, except in limited situations.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
  • At the same time, the government should negotiate medication, services and treatment fees for all; this prevents price gouging.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
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  • This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • And to me, that’s very alien to imagine that the Universe could be not following some laws, that there isn’t some set of rules out there that determines what really happens?
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • None of this rules out an agreement on Chinese investments in the US as part of a broader trade deal.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The resolution was spearheaded by Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno and immediately prohibits senators and staff from the markets.
    William Earl, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in federal elections.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Litigation brought by five Maryland independents is also challenging the constitutionality of a primary system that shuts out the very voters who fund it.
    Terry Lierman, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That shuts out about 70 percent of the middle class, not to mention all of those households who earn less than $53,000.
    Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Blacklists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklists. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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