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Recent Examples of disqualify
Muniz finished in 11th place in his race, and was bumped to 10th after a fellow competitor was disqualified.
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Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
While the tactic seemed to be working, the pair were eventually disqualified for not taking valid shots.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was prosecuting the case, was disqualified from it.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The justices could have done what their Brazilian counterparts did—ruled that abuses of power and attempts to overturn an election were disqualifying for the highest office of the land.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Manuela López Restrepo, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
While the tactic seemed to be working, the pair were eventually disqualified for not taking valid shots.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was prosecuting the case, was disqualified from it.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
The justices could have done what their Brazilian counterparts did—ruled that abuses of power and attempts to overturn an election were disqualifying for the highest office of the land.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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Friday's notice may invalidate that part of the legal argument, said Daniel Graham, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery and leader of their government contracts group.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Senate Bill 25-128 — sponsored by Sens. Byron Pelton, a Sterling Republican, and Dylan Roberts, an Avon Democrat — argues the Supreme Court decision also invalidates the service access provision of Colorado’s law.—
Sam Tabachnik,
The Denver Post,
26 Feb. 2025
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But the president soon changed his tune when South Carolina claimed authority to nullify federal tariffs.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
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In response, current and former Justice Department officials said, defense lawyers on a wide variety of cases are drafting direct appeals to Mr. Bove to try to nullify pending charges or investigations.—
Glenn Thrush,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Using someone else’s work without proper attribution — which includes similarities in wording and in the way a story is structured — is a significant breach of our journalistic standards and is strictly forbidden by The Bee.—
Colleen McCain Nelson,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Cuban independent media have provided the type of watchdog journalism that state outlets are forbidden to do, often forcing the government to respond to denunciations first covered in their reporting.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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