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Prosecutor Kyle Wirshba argued that the government had sanctioned Venezuela for national security reasons, and that Maduro and his wife could be represented by court-appointed lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Gil Garcetti in 1993, they presented it as a chance to undo the injustice his predecessors had sanctioned two decades earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

He added that DP World had not yet heard from the United States or other countries that had sanctioned Mr. Skoch, including Britain and the European Union.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

He said the UK had sanctioned "275 individuals already, a further 100 last week, the impact is being felt".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2022

What an embarrassment in her own backyard, as if she, Dede, had sanctioned all this.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez