embargoing

present participle of embargo

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Verb
  • Since May 1, New York state, excluding New York City, has seen 107 cases.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The labor force participation rate fell to its lowest level in half a century when excluding the pandemic, according to data released Thursday.
    Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The rabies vaccine, if administered immediately after exposure, is nearly 100% successful at preventing the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
    Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Mount Aukum Road was closed to southbound motorists at the community of Pleasant Valley, preventing travel into the fire zone.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The astronauts must be unassigned to other missions, available for flights (for example, by not being on parental leave or on a military assignment), not in a management position precluding their participation, and in the presence of skills relevant to the mission, among other things.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 June 2026
  • When the primary was held in mid-May, only Republican voters - or unaffiliated voters who opted for a GOP ballot - were eligible to weigh in, precluding Cassidy from benefitting from crossover support.
    Eric McDaniel, NPR, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Some employees also owe their employers a deeper fiduciary duty, which one court has described as the duty to protect the employer’s interests and to avoid injuring the employer or depriving the employer of the employee’s skills.
    Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Extreme heat is already a headache for many data centers, raising the chances electricity will go away, depriving customers of their sweet, sweet AI.
    Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
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“Embargoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embargoing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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