Example Sentences

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But for real change to happen, Congress and dozens of states must act to end these unfair blacklists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

In the 1950s, the rise of McCarthyism saw it used to accuse suspected communists of plotting against America, resulting in the Hollywood blacklists.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

Last year, after Ozturk authored an op-ed critical of Israel, her profile appeared on Canary Mission, a website that blacklists people and groups it accuses of antisemitism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

He said the Taliban’s foreign outreach is hampered by blacklists preventing officials from traveling, and by lacking common ground with the rest of the world.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023

Even though Flint blacklists me all over the country, as he probably will, I can duck into some job or other, somewhere.

From The Air Trust by England, George Allan