embargo
noun
any restriction imposed upon commerce by edict, especially against a certain country as a penalty or to induce compliance with demands or legal obligations.
was embargoing
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past progressiveof embargo.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But there was the stark fact: the President was embargoing the export of gold.
From Time Magazine Archive
