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Recent Examples of disqualify
The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 21.
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Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
At a recent recall petition drive, Christa Putnam, 53, a county resident and day care cook, spent the afternoon vigilant for any misprints that could disqualify or challenge a signature.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Emails obtained through public records requests showed that prior to the explosion, Cal Fire fireworks regulators had questioned whether Devastating Pyrotechnics owner Kenneth Chee’s past felony record for a firearms assault should disqualify him from holding a state fireworks license.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The March 23 motion to disqualify will be taken up first.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
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Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
At a recent recall petition drive, Christa Putnam, 53, a county resident and day care cook, spent the afternoon vigilant for any misprints that could disqualify or challenge a signature.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Emails obtained through public records requests showed that prior to the explosion, Cal Fire fireworks regulators had questioned whether Devastating Pyrotechnics owner Kenneth Chee’s past felony record for a firearms assault should disqualify him from holding a state fireworks license.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The March 23 motion to disqualify will be taken up first.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Colorado ban on conversion therapy violates the First Amendment, potentially invalidating other state laws like California’s that have long prohibited the practice as junk science.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The ruling in a Colorado case is likely to invalidate similar bans in California and 23 other states.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the French — World Cup winners in 1998 and 2018, as well as runners-up in both 2006 and 2022 — nullified Brazil’s aggressive press and strode to victory behind goals from stars Kylian Mbappe and Hugo Ekitike.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Many in Iowa were aghast at the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act that effectively nullified the agreement.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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On a campy and subversive new album featuring Bladee, the Ukrainian black metal artist aspires to make the notoriously forbidding genre a little warmer.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first, urging Congress to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, the second, demanding that the Park Ridge City Council forbid ICE from using city property, and the third, demanding that the D 64 Elementary School District forbid ICE from using school property.—
Gina Grillo,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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