Banning
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Banning open source at home won’t make the world safer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"Banning it - even temporarily - is a mistake," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Banning accounts doesn’t always stop people from finding their way back to their chatbots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
That’s when he mentions how he was in the 82nd Airborne Division and jumping out of planes in the 1960s after graduating from Wilmington Banning High and UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Banning was a dangerous game, for one was not shackled or chained behind bars; the bars were laws and regulations that could easily be violated and often were.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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