Sanctions — Civic term

What it means

Restrictions a government imposes on trade, finance, or travel to coerce or penalise another state, entity, or person. Most U.S. sanctions rest on a national emergency declared under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-18

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How it's being covered

1,573 stories in Sift's index, from 64 outlets.

Filed 2026-01-28 — 2026-09-26.

Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.

Across the spectrum

Left322 stories
Center678 stories
Right352 stories

Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 221 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.

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