as in to prohibit
to order not to do or use or to be done or used
smoking is forbidden throughout the building we forbid you to see him
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Recent Examples of forbid
As a result, searches for a particular term or terms can return extensions that are unrelated, inferior knockoffs, or carry out abusive tasks such as surreptitiously monetizing web searches, something Google expressly forbids.
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Ashcroft, after all, did not rule that age-gating software is forbidden by the Constitution.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
These include sanctions on the energy, banking, and telecommunications sectors; restrictions on importing most U.S. goods, as well as goods from other countries with components made in the United States; and rules that forbid non-U.S. businesses from trading with Syrian companies.
—Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
New Hampshire is also barring employers from forbidding employees from storing guns in locked vehicles.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2025
Ashcroft, after all, did not rule that age-gating software is forbidden by the Constitution.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
These include sanctions on the energy, banking, and telecommunications sectors; restrictions on importing most U.S. goods, as well as goods from other countries with components made in the United States; and rules that forbid non-U.S. businesses from trading with Syrian companies.
—Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
New Hampshire is also barring employers from forbidding employees from storing guns in locked vehicles.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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The measures prohibit drilling, mining, and other development across 624,000 acres at Chuckwalla and approximately 225,000 acres near the Oregon border.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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With the Heat owing a first-round selection to the Thunder as early as in 2025 and to the Hornets as late as in 2028, that prohibits Miami from trading an unprotected pick from 2025 through 2029.Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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The United States recently marked 70 years since the Brown v. Board of Education decision that banned segregation in public schools.Ayala Hendin, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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At least eight states — California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — have enacted measures banning or restricting students’ use of cellphones in schools.ANDREW DeMILLO, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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They also were outlawed by the National Labor Relations Board with a ruling on Nov. 13, overturning an anti-union policy dating from 1948.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Physical punishment is outlawed in Chinese schools, but studies by Chinese academics have found that the practice persists in Tibetan boarding schools.Chris Buckley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Forbid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forbid. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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