as in incapacity
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Recent Examples of disqualification
By the late 1980s, courts had generally determined that medical disqualifications of trans service members were not reviewable.
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Natalie Shibley / Made By History, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
This shift is intended to give candidates with criminal records a fairer shot at demonstrating their qualifications before facing potential disqualification.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Originally, Muniz finished in eleventh place but was promoted one place higher after the disqualification of Parker Kligerman, whose car was disqualified after it was revealed his rear suspension was running too high.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
As a result Trump’s pardon has no effect on his disqualification.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Shibley / Made By History, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
This shift is intended to give candidates with criminal records a fairer shot at demonstrating their qualifications before facing potential disqualification.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Originally, Muniz finished in eleventh place but was promoted one place higher after the disqualification of Parker Kligerman, whose car was disqualified after it was revealed his rear suspension was running too high.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
As a result Trump’s pardon has no effect on his disqualification.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualification
Noun
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The incapacity to proceed statute in North Carolina doesn’t expressly prevent applying it retroactively, Emry argues.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
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Then-Secretary of State Robert Lansing invoked Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution, which provides for the vice president to assume presidential duties in cases of incapacity.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When pressed on such timelines during a Senate hearing in December 2024, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reiterated the issue isn’t a matter of corruption or incompetency, but federal support.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Your inability to establish a rational, functional and legal system of immigration is an abject failure on your part.—
Peter Cunningham,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Is your partner’s inability to live up to their words eroding your love?—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Detectives torpedoed their own investigations with long delays, lost evidence, incompetence and attempts to cover up mistakes, police memos show.—
Donna McGuire,
Ian Cummings,
and Glenn E. Rice,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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As if this stunning display of incompetence was not enough, La Shell — the only non-Family player left on the hike — let David and Parvati finish the hike without a fight.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The response is similar concerning United’s impotence in front of goal.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The local government’s impotence reflects a broader dynamic in Iraq: Baghdad’s reliance on Shiite militias has allowed those groups to gain undue power.—
Vera Mironova,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Nov. 2016
Noun
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In January 2024, a third-party probe into Cruise revealed that culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership were at the center of regulatory oversights and cover-up concerns that had plagued the company.—
Michael Wayland,Hayden Field,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Detroit Lions, birthed in 1929 and plagued by a century of incompetence, meeting the Los Angeles Chargers, 1960-made and the poster children for ineptitude.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Disqualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualification. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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