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Recent Examples of debarment
In a separate draft rule proposed last year, OPM suggested failure to sign an NDA could result in termination or debarment from future employment with the federal government.
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Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
26 May 2026
Late last month, HHS referred Harvard for debarment, which would block the institution from receiving any federal funds in the future.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
As a result of investigations, numerous UNRWA personnel affiliated with Hamas have been referred to the State Department for suspension or debarment proceedings.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
The debarment hearing is scheduled to begin Monday.
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Michael Barba,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Aug. 2025
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
26 May 2026
Late last month, HHS referred Harvard for debarment, which would block the institution from receiving any federal funds in the future.
—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
As a result of investigations, numerous UNRWA personnel affiliated with Hamas have been referred to the State Department for suspension or debarment proceedings.
—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
The debarment hearing is scheduled to begin Monday.
—
Michael Barba,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarment
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Allied participation should likewise be expanded so that deterrence is shared rather than carried by Washington alone for the benefit of freeloaders who consume Middle Eastern hydrocarbons and fertilizers.
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That is why ballistic missiles are central to nuclear deterrence.
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While most college broadcast-journalism programs tend to encourage would-be talent to ditch their regional accents in favor of a more neutral, untraceable delivery, TV pros who came up in the bigs aren’t subject to that sort of verbal nullification.
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The votes fell strictly along party lines, with every Republican member supported the nullification of a landmark conservation policy that 99 percent of Americans wanted to keep.
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The two antibodies also worked additively, producing stronger neutralization together than either antibody achieved alone.
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By integrating detection, deception, and neutralization into a single ecosystem—and leveraging the power of autonomy—Ultra Maritime is redefining how naval forces defend themselves beneath the waves.
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The attack’s thwarting was an undeniable success.
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The thwarting of the Charlotte Hornets, one of the NBA’s fastest squads, is the quintessential White play.
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Those who knew me found this baffling.
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That said, the good outweighs the baffling.
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The company could not secure an exception to the state’s prohibition of the storage of high-level radioactive waste from out of state.
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The prohibition against living people appearing on currency dates to 1866, when Congress took action after a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, printed his face on banknotes.
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“Debarment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarment. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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