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"ban" used to mean the prohibition of something, but now it's being used to mean the voluntary cessation of an action. E.g. "macdonalds bans plastic straws". No

"ban" used to mean the prohibition of something, but now it's being used to mean the voluntary cessation of an action. E.g. "macdonalds bans plastic straws". No, they decided to stop using plastic straws.

kgwgk 4y ago
Less than 10% of “their” restaurants are theirs. They prohibited the owners/operators of the other 90%+ from providing plastic straws.
JKCalhoun 4y ago
I remember when "troop" meant more than one soldier.