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unban

American  
[uhn-ban] / ˌʌnˈbæn /

verb (used with object)

unbanned, unbanning
  1. to remove, rescind, or lift a ban.


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I’ve received an influx of requests to help unban travelers, mostly from car rental and vacation rental companies.

From Seattle Times Dec. 18, 2023

“If you do not unban these constituents promptly, we intend to file a federal lawsuit to vindicate their rights.”

From The Guardian Apr. 25, 2019

Last November, the right wing activist and provocateur handcuffed herself to the building, calling for Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to unban her and remove other people she believed had violated Twitter’s terms of service.

From The Verge Feb. 22, 2019

“And when people came out and said unban this film, what they were saying was, we won’t let these powerful people intimidate us anymore.”

From New York Times Dec. 25, 2017

Let him unban the people’s organization, the African National Congress.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Then it unbanned him and rejected GameStop’s takeover attempt, with its board saying the offer was “neither credible nor attractive.”

From MarketWatch May 20, 2026

“Weeks or months, let me look into it and circle back,” Mr. Mosseri said of when the terms would be unbanned.

From Washington Times Oct. 17, 2023

The government relented and unbanned the U.S. dollar.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2023

Tweeting this month, he pressed what he called a conspiracy theory: “twitter unbanned all of us cuz their engagement was tanking w/o us.”

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2023

Now, our enemy had gathered us all together under one roof for what became the largest and longest unbanned meeting of the Congress Alliance in years.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Moreover, Musk’s unbanning of previously banned bad posters has resulted in some truly vile flotsam returning to the platform.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2023

When he took office, Mr Abiy championed his vision of Mademer, or "coming together", and ended state repression by unbanning opposition groups, freeing political prisoners and allowing exiles to return.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2023

Yes, I know the "mass unbanning of suspended Twitter users is underway," as CNN boldly announced on Dec. 8.

From Salon Dec. 30, 2022

Musk previously had said banning and unbanning would wait until a moderation council had been appointed and had drafted rules that would allow for consistent decisions.

From Washington Post Nov. 18, 2022

I’ve been reading decades of Times’ stories of rattling debates over banning and unbanning fireworks sales in small L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2021

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