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- verb Present participle of
blacklist . - noun The act of placing onto a blacklist.
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Examples
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Until liberals recognized that in blacklisting the radical filmmakers, they had betrayed and rejected their own humanist ideas and democratic heritage, Scott argued, Hollywood movies would remain irrelevant to the great majority of Americans and the industry's downward spiral would be unstoppable. 16
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007
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I wanted to believe Jack that the nightmarish game called blacklisting would be over soon.
The Pursuit of Happiness Douglas Kennedy 2001
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This morning, BBC reporter Katty Kay argued that the blacklisting was a deliberate effort by administration hawks “to undermine a deal on the table” and there is a split in the administration over whether it wants “to eliminate the North Korean nuclear program or … to change the regime there.”
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Briefing members of Parliament's communications portfolio committee on the findings of a commission into so-called blacklisting by the SABC of certain commentators and analysts, he confirmed Perlman would face a disciplinary inquiry.
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FLEISCHER: I think that's an over-reading of the administration's actions, because the administration's actions focus on setting a standard by which all actions would be reviewed, and that it was called a blacklisting or blackballing companies.
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I wanted to believe Jack that the nightmarish game called blacklisting would be over soon.
The Pursuit of Happiness Douglas Kennedy 2001
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Afghanistan introduced the idea of blacklisting the Haqqani
WN.com - Articles related to Links with al-Qaida obstacle to Afghan peace: Analysis 2010
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General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, discussed the idea of blacklisting the Haqqani network with senior administration officials last week, according to "The New York Times."
Spero News 2010
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Afghanistan, Gen David H Petraeus has mooted the idea of blacklisting the Haqqani
WN.com - Articles related to No victory in war of terror till Pak"s ISI reined in: Karzai aide Home 2010
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The new commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan introduced the idea of blacklisting the
The Times of India 2010
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