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Recent Examples of no-no
Another no-no was muslin dresses.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The only problem with this whole Hollywood Cinderella story is that Simon is secretly harboring superpowers, a big no-no for the entertainment industry, and Trevor has some ulterior motives in befriending this real-life superhero who wants to play a superhero in a movie.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Eggs Leaving eggs in your car is a no-no in any weather conditions.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2026
Here's when spring officially starts Eggs Leaving eggs in your car is a no-no in any weather conditions.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
The only problem with this whole Hollywood Cinderella story is that Simon is secretly harboring superpowers, a big no-no for the entertainment industry, and Trevor has some ulterior motives in befriending this real-life superhero who wants to play a superhero in a movie.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Eggs Leaving eggs in your car is a no-no in any weather conditions.
—Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Jan. 2026
Here's when spring officially starts Eggs Leaving eggs in your car is a no-no in any weather conditions.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-no
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But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood -- a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others' blood — a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Adam Schwartz, privacy litigation director with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said California lawmakers created the restrictions to ensure stronger safeguards over how the data is used.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Southern towns roll out alcohol bans and new restrictions.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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In South Korea, public support for a nuclear weapon is at its highest level on record, and even in Japan some politicians are talking about the once-taboo subject.—
Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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The country has a tradition of decriminalizing once-taboo behaviors, such as prostitution and marijuana use, which allows them to be managed under the law.—
Charles Lane,
The Atlantic,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of barrels of Russian oil are headed to Cuba, in a test of Washington’s embargo on the island nation.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The 1973 oil embargo, triggered after the Yom Kippur War, pushed the US economy into recession and helped squeeze studio budgets that were already under strain.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Southern towns roll out alcohol bans and new restrictions.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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More than half of US states have bans on at least some gender identity care for transgender children and teenagers, according to a CNN tally.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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Cleveland's most lasting mark came from his use of the veto pen.—
Jacob Lane The Chicago Tribune,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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However, the coalition would need at least 34 votes to override a potential mayoral veto of their ordinance, which seeks to halt the policy that servers be paid the city’s full minimum wage on top of tips starting in July 2028.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of free VPN offerings on the market, but most come with strict usage limitations, and some compromise on data privacy.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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This time, Petzold addresses its limitations.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Europeans are similarly considering a nuclear deterrent for the bloc.—
Amy McAuliffe,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Commentaries in North Korea’s state media have argued that a nuclear deterrent is essential to avoid suffering the same destiny.—
Karishma Vaswani,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
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“No-no.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-no. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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