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to stop commerce or the order to do so — usually a government imposed trade barrier

fear another oil embargo

embargo on trade with Cuba
The embargo failed because too many nations ignored it.
Had it not been for a robust black market, the embargo would have created a humanitarian crises.
I have a personal embargo on talking religion or politics.
Then let them speak of trade policies and embargoes and new colonies and old grudges.
Dalton Trumbo -- Johnny Got His Gun
There're some Guild people, too, demanding special privileges, threatening an embargo against Arrakis.
Frank Herbert -- Dune
I lay no embargo on any body's words.
Jane Austen -- Persuasion
All content is embargoed—so the network can't tease the Andie affair in their ads.
Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
"Stars, Cinder, if I'd known you were going to embargo me for asking you on a date, I wouldn't have dared."
Marissa Meyer -- Cinder
The embargo only inconveniences the rich.
Rick Bragg -- All Over but the Shoutin'
She wanted to talk, but there seemed to be an embargo on every subject.
Jane Austen -- Pride and Prejudice
But because of the long-standing arms embargo, America could support Iran only in a clandestine manner.
Betty Mahmoody -- Not Without My Daughter
"Seeing himself betrayed by Attolia, Sounis has been most kind in relieving the strain of Attolia's embargo on Eddis.
Megan Whalen Turner -- Queen of Attolia
"I have just placed an embargo on all vessels at present in his Majesty's ports, and without particular permission, not one dare lift an anchor."
Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers
As the Embargo Bill, with his help, became law, a storm of protest arose in Massachusetts reminiscent of the days of the Boston Tea Party.
John F. Kennedy -- Profiles in Courage
A few months ago, Liz broke the unspoken embargo on all things Mia and mailed me a clip from the magazine All About Us.
Gayle Forman -- Where She Went
On February 26 there was enacted an embargo on exports to Britain.
David McCullough -- John Adams
He wants a word with you about your embargo on flying carpets.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
In an effort to stop Japan, President Franklin Roosevelt imposed ever-increasing embargoes on materiel, such as scrap metal and aviation fuel.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

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