embargo against

Frequency: 8.417.9 per million words

Used to specify the target of the embargo.

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Examples (10)

  • The international embargo against the country has been in place for over a decade.
  • They voted to impose a strict arms embargo against the regime.
  • The crippling economic embargo against the nation led to widespread shortages.
  • There are calls to lift the long-standing trade embargo against the island state.
  • How effective is the current embargo against their technology sector?
  • The UN Security Council is considering a new embargo against the aggressor.
  • Historically, the oil embargo against that coalition of countries reshaped global politics.
  • Despite the official embargo against them, some goods are still getting through.
  • Enforcing a total embargo against a country of that size is nearly impossible.
  • The activist group is campaigning for an embargo against all products from the conflict zone.