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Europe has sanctioned these fleets to little effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

Studios, networks and platforms have hosted such events around town for years, but this is the first time the TV Academy has sanctioned post-nominations FYC shindigs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Biden administration officials said it marks the first time that the Treasury Department has sanctioned people or entities for the misuse of spyware.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024

The government says it has sanctioned 2,000 individuals, companies and groups under its Russia sanctions regime.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024

We presume that this would be satisfactory to her, because of its equality, and because she too has sanctioned the same principles in her treaty with France.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson