unban
Americanverb (used with object)
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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
If the government did not unban the ANC, as soon as I was out of prison I would be working for an illegal organization.
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
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
The ANC is the oldest liberation movement against colonialism in Africa and led South Africa’s transition from white minority rule to democracy after it was unbanned in 1990.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
I read all the unbanned novels of Nadine Gordimer and learned a great deal about the white liberal sensibility.
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
The unbanning happened late Monday after Corden phoned and “apologized profusely” to restaurateur Keith McNally, proprietor of Balthazar and the force behind that ban hammer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
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