bans
Americannoun
plural noun
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Outside of complete airspace closures and foreign bans, which are generally rare, airlines are left to make their own decisions on where to fly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
E-bike and scooter crashes regularly kill riders and pedestrians without lawmakers imposing similar bans, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Speaking as some cities including Lyon and Nice imposed complete bans, Macron said "illegitimate" protests would not be allowed but unions would be offered alternative routes so that businesses could be protected.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
French authorities on Thursday imposed bans or restrictions on fresh protests springing up in the wake of demonstrations last weekend that degenerated into the worst street violence in years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Even freedom fighters, at least then, had to obey the laws, and at that point, imprisonment for violating my bans would have been useless to the ANC and to myself.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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