Example Sentences

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YouTube said its hate speech policy "outlines clear guidelines prohibiting content that promotes violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on certain attributes. We enforce this policy rigorously."

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“We have clear policies prohibiting both actual and simulated gambling, and a set of rules governing how game creators can use gameplay mechanics like paid random items,” the Roblox spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“It covers only discounts offered ‘on equal terms’ to all members under publicly disclosed conditions, effectively prohibiting personalization within loyalty programs,” Chamber of Progress wrote in a letter of opposition to Colorado’s legislature.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

It is hard to picture many people arguing against rules prohibiting fraud in the same way they might object to limits on their freedom for the sake of creativity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That legislation carved a huge exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, the Civil War-era law prohibiting the use of the military for civilian policing.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander