Example Sentences

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However, when the Elland Road club were punished seven years ago, regulation 127 - which expressly forbids observing an opponent within 72 hours of a game - did not exist.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Of course, these are only paper profits, and the agreement the U.S. reached with Intel forbids the government from selling shares before Aug. 27.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“The Supremacy Clause forbids the State from enforcing such legislation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It forbids therapists from insisting on spreading their personal views through confidential, sensitive conversations with trusting minors happening behind closed doors.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Therefore the Supernatural World Congress forbids the Bureau from ever seeking out the key.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston