the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom
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In 2018, the feds debarred Larralde, Georgiou and two other family members for three years from the H-2A program.—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 But Bair Ranch was never debarred from the program.—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 But neither Ruiz nor the minority report endorsed the Republican call to debar EcoHealth from further U.S. funding.—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 2 May 2024 As a result of the ongoing hearings, EcoHealth Alliance recently had its access to federal grant funding suspended — with an eye toward debarring them from receiving future funding.—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 2 June 2024 Inspector General Ha has the authority to debar contractors from working with the city but companies can appeal those decisions.—Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023 The company will be suspended for 90 days starting April 27, or until Inspector General Ellen Ha makes a final determination of whether to debar the contractor.—Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023 No company has been debarred yet, according to an M.T.A. spokesman.—New York Times, 29 July 2019 Perceptics will face upcoming administrative proceedings to determine whether the company should be debarred, meaning prohibited for an extended period from working for the federal government.—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 3 July 2019
Word History
Etymology
Middle English debarren, from Anglo-French debarrer, from de- + barrer to bar
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