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Recent Examples of disbar
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been permanently disbarred from practicing law in the District of Columbia, a court of appeals panel ruled Thursday.
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
Washington — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who represented former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, has been disbarred from practicing law in the District of Columbia, a local appeals court ruled Thursday.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Girardi has already been disbarred from practicing as a lawyer in California.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
After this news broke, WRAL News reported that the prosecutor was disbarred for his actions in 2007.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
Washington — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who represented former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, has been disbarred from practicing law in the District of Columbia, a local appeals court ruled Thursday.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Girardi has already been disbarred from practicing as a lawyer in California.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
After this news broke, WRAL News reported that the prosecutor was disbarred for his actions in 2007.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbar
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Not that the 110°F scorch prevents Patrick Schwarzenegger, son of Arnold, from doing push-ups as the crew prepares for another take.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the fact that Trump is dead wrong will not prevent him from inflicting serious harm right now on American families like my own.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Basic economy is specifically excluded from this promotion, and only the base fare of a ticket, which excludes government taxes and fees, counts toward the bonus mile earnings.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
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Her extensive knowledge of history and geography doesn’t exclude a sense of wonder at the fact that every plant, animal or human has both a place and a connection.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Dreams, not surprisingly, that Hank takes every opportunity to discourage.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Maintaining on-site ponds, compost piles and habitat areas to discourage wildlife congregation.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Steps designed to impede access are clearly not in the public interest.—
Mandy Taheri,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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But Scott’s experience did not impede the ambitions of future Black TV hosts.—
Anita M. Samuels,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Trump has also announced that all foreign aid (except to Egypt and Israel) is , which will hinder critical development assistance.—
Maha Hosain Aziz,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Just like last year, the warmer storms could hinder significant water storage even with reservoirs across the state remaining high.—
Daniel Hunt,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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Jacob Murphy, fresh from adding another assist to his club-leading tally, hit the post in the second half, while Matheus Fernandes had a late Southampton goal disallowed.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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You’ll be asked to allow or disallow verification on a secondary device.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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There’s a pesky column at the corner, which manages to just barely obstruct sightlines — though perhaps this has meaning of its own, revealing a potential non-linguistic barrier between us and them, while also helping to give the classroom its necessary claustrophobic tension.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Mapes’ effort to obstruct the federal investigation was ultimately unsuccessful as prosecutors moved forward with charges against Madigan and several others as part of the sweeping probe.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Her office denied Spotlight on Maryland’s interview requests, but provided a comment from the legislator.—
Gary Collins,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
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This comes on the heels of efforts to deny birthright citizenship, where Trump aims to block automatic citizenship for children born within U.S. borders.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbar. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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