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Recent Examples of prohibitory
In 2022, a court allowed a prohibitory bathroom policy to stand in a Florida school district.
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Rory Linnane,
Journal Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2024
Alabama officials say that prohibitory language does not apply to the category of expenditures the state is using for the prisons.
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Mike Cason | [email protected],
al,
7 Jan. 2022
Lawyers are seeking a prohibitory order against the execution at a hearing on Monday, having exhausted all other legal appeals.
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Helen Regan,
CNN,
8 Nov. 2021
For instance, Florida’s contracts with New Mexico State, South Alabama and Eastern Washington – with guarantees totaling nearly $3.5 million – say that the agreement can be voided by order of a prohibitory body, which includes the SEC.
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Steve Berkowitz,
USA TODAY,
31 July 2020
Already, the Indian state is using its arsenal of prohibitory orders to contain these legitimate protests.
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Pratap Bhanu Mehta,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Dec. 2019
To tackle any law and order situation, the region has been put under a heavy security cover, with prohibitory orders in place against public assembly.
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Washington Post,
6 Aug. 2019
Rory Linnane,
Journal Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2024
Alabama officials say that prohibitory language does not apply to the category of expenditures the state is using for the prisons.
—
Mike Cason | [email protected],
al,
7 Jan. 2022
Lawyers are seeking a prohibitory order against the execution at a hearing on Monday, having exhausted all other legal appeals.
—
Helen Regan,
CNN,
8 Nov. 2021
For instance, Florida’s contracts with New Mexico State, South Alabama and Eastern Washington – with guarantees totaling nearly $3.5 million – say that the agreement can be voided by order of a prohibitory body, which includes the SEC.
—
Steve Berkowitz,
USA TODAY,
31 July 2020
Already, the Indian state is using its arsenal of prohibitory orders to contain these legitimate protests.
—
Pratap Bhanu Mehta,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Dec. 2019
To tackle any law and order situation, the region has been put under a heavy security cover, with prohibitory orders in place against public assembly.
—
Washington Post,
6 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prohibitory
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Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive.
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Small and medium enterprises are now able to use AI for complex tasks like predictive supply chain management and personalized marketing, processes that were previously cost-prohibitive.
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If these requirements are not met, the search is unreasonable and therefore unlawful, and evidence obtained in that search cannot be used in court, barring a good-faith exception.
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Justices ruled that sweeping use of cellphone data requires a warrant, a decision applying the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, to new technology.
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Major players like Uber and Microsoft report exorbitant AI spending, with budgets exhausted rapidly and little correlation to tangible value.
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At face value, a $10 million rental is an exorbitant fee for a ruse.
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There is always a suspension of disbelief required in luxury fashion, as designers use the runway to communicate their most extravagant, pie-in-the-sky vision of what clothes could be.
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Davis was known to the world for his extravagant style and lavish Grammy parties.
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Peterson would fulfill steep guard needs for the Jazz.
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In this kind of unpredictable environment, putting money on the line can lead to either significant gains or steep losses for bettors.
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“Prohibitory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prohibitory. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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