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This action makes Vermont the third state, after Oregon and California, to strengthen prohibitions on the corporate practice of medicine since the start of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

This is the power of public prohibitions of unhealthy behavior.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

It provides extra fire protection via strict plant prohibitions nearest the house, yet flexibility for landscaping elsewhere in Zone Zero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

While officials have claimed they did not want to use Anthropic's technology for either mass surveillance or autonomous weapons, Anthropic claims Hegseth started to insist language in its government contracts specifying such prohibitions be removed.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The prohibitions relating to the exporting of raw materials, and especially wool, were exceedingly strict in Elizabeth's time, and stricter yet in the seventeenth century.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm