economic sanctions
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The dollar rose despite a drop in oil prices accentuated by the U.S. plan to use economic sanctions against Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Nine state-owned mining, metal and building firms, the Ministry of Construction and officials connected to a Cuban-based international institute have been named in the latest tranche of economic sanctions.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The US government has already lifted a number of economic sanctions against Venezuela for four months to facilitate relief operations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
One calls for lifting all economic sanctions against Iran—those imposed by the U.S., other countries, and the U.N.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026
He’d violated State Department economic sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing a $5 million chess match against Boris Spassky in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, in 1992, and an arrest warrant had been issued at that time.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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