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also tabus
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as in prohibitions
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as in indecencies
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Noun
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Players can, subject to some prohibitions, gamble on sports other than the NFL.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Brand, the Penn State Dickinson Law professor, told NPR that, as recipients of federal money, airports may face prohibitions on how to use that funding and that refusing to play the video could insulate them from future legal issues.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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There’s something disturbing about these proscriptions, which is why both Kalmey and Miola identify them as critical.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The key is to relax, let go of your inhibitions, and just have fun.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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Formal networking or making casual conversation with colleagues can sometimes feel awkward or forced, and many have welcomed the slight reduction to inhibitions that responsible use of alcohol affords.—
Melissa A. Wheeler,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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As demonstrations outside an immigration enforcement facility near Chicago have ramped up over the past couple of months, so has the number of protesters being led away in restraints and facing a court date.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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To receive a replacement, disassemble the high chair, cut the restraints and seat cover, and email photo proof that the item has been taken apart.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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For anyone with dietary restrictions or allergies, this is a boon.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Trump and former President Joe Biden had imposed restrictions on access to the most advanced chips such as those used for artificial intelligence.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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The models struggled with spatial reasoning, and some showed a lack of awareness of their own constraints—including one model that repeatedly piloted itself down a flight of stairs.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Often, those constraints are shed with the thought that populism will become a larger factor in what films are nominated.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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So even massive interdictions like this are only scratching the surface.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Also, some countries have cooperation agreements with the South American nation for drug interdictions.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Taboos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taboos. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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