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The Treasury said in a statement that it was sanctioning two major Belarusian automotive makers, including the Belarusian Automobile Plant, which it called one of the world's biggest producers of large trucks and dump trucks.

From Reuters • Mar. 24, 2023

At a White House Christmas dinner in 2018, Bolton said Trump asked why the U.S. was sanctioning China over its treatment of Uighurs.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2020

At a White House Christmas dinner in 2018, Bolton said Trump asked why the U.S. was sanctioning China over it treatment of Uighurs.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2020

The Treasury announced that it was sanctioning a network of companies and individuals in Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Liberia and other countries linked to Hezbollah financier Adham Tabaja.

From Fox News • Oct. 25, 2018

My adviser took one look at my booklet and said she was sanctioning me, 'for not looking for work diligently enough'.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2013