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Recent Examples of disqualify
He was deemed ineligible each time, but the Army declined to specify what disqualified him.
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Will Carless, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Three of Connecticut’s five U.S. House members are 72 or older, age was a difficult and ultimately disqualifying issue for the octogenarian Joe Biden in 2024, and the Democratic Party is in the midst of an identity crisis after the loss of the White House to Donald J. Trump.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
His tire management mastery won the 2024 Belgian GP before Russell was ultimately disqualified for his car being underweight.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Sam Horsfield was disqualified from the Final Qualifier for The Open Championship played on Tuesday at West Lancashire Golf Club.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Will Carless, USA Today, 6 July 2025
Three of Connecticut’s five U.S. House members are 72 or older, age was a difficult and ultimately disqualifying issue for the octogenarian Joe Biden in 2024, and the Democratic Party is in the midst of an identity crisis after the loss of the White House to Donald J. Trump.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025
His tire management mastery won the 2024 Belgian GP before Russell was ultimately disqualified for his car being underweight.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Sam Horsfield was disqualified from the Final Qualifier for The Open Championship played on Tuesday at West Lancashire Golf Club.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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Meanwhile, the Schrems II ruling invalidated the EU–U.S. Privacy Shield, creating uncertainty for companies relying on transatlantic data flows.—
Sindhya Valloppillil,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The state Auditor’s Office cannot pass laws, cannot invalidate laws, cannot force the Legislature to accept its recommendations for improvement.—
Jeanne M. Kempthorne,
Boston Herald,
15 July 2025
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Cincinnati and others are plaintiffs because of the concern that their own local licensing requirements may be nullified by vague language of the override on local bans, according to court documents.—
Bethany Bruner,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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One question is when does the state, or one of its agencies or utilities, have the right to nullify a contract?—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2025
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The Department of Human Services issued a temporary injunction forbidding the woman from caring for children without an active license.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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In recent years, advertisers have been encroaching on news programs in ways that would have been forbidden in the past.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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