ban
verb (used with object)
to prohibit, forbid, or bar; interdict.
Example Sentences
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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
Almost the entire executive leadership of the ANC, both banned and unbanned, had been arrested.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
