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The directive doesn’t specifically identify whom the administration will sanction but likely targets members of the Sudanese armed forces and their rival rapid support forces.

From Washington Times • May 4, 2023

The pay offer covers a total of 14 health unions - basically all NHS staff except doctors - and if a majority back it, the government will sanction the pay rise.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

"No final decisions have been made about who we will sanction and how many we will sanction," said a White House spokesperson.

From Reuters • Mar. 23, 2022

Donald Trump signed the Uighur Human Rights Act into law in July, which will sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities.

From The Guardian • Sep. 25, 2020

Mr. Browne, my client, for one, will sanction the deal.

From The Man from Brodney's by McCutcheon, George Barr