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Examples of debar in a Sentence
the judge debarred all of the reporters from the courtroom
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Inspector General Ha has the authority to debar contractors from working with the city but companies can appeal those decisions.
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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
Labor’s Lucero said that federal investigators did not seek to debar Insight Global from future public contracts.
—Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Apr. 2018
European Adoption Consultants placed more than 2,000 overseas children in US homes since the early 1990s before the State Department debarred the agency in December.
—Randi Kaye and Wayne Drash, CNN, 12 Oct. 2017
According to the Ohio attorney general's lawsuit, about 300 families had paid EAC for international adoptions that were in various stages when the agency was debarred.
—Randi Kaye and Wayne Drash, CNN, 12 Oct. 2017
Only 33 people or businesses in the U.S. are currently debarred from using H-2A workers — out of several thousand H-2A employers.
—Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman, 1 Nov. 2017
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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
Labor’s Lucero said that federal investigators did not seek to debar Insight Global from future public contracts.
—Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Apr. 2018
European Adoption Consultants placed more than 2,000 overseas children in US homes since the early 1990s before the State Department debarred the agency in December.
—Randi Kaye and Wayne Drash, CNN, 12 Oct. 2017
According to the Ohio attorney general's lawsuit, about 300 families had paid EAC for international adoptions that were in various stages when the agency was debarred.
—Randi Kaye and Wayne Drash, CNN, 12 Oct. 2017
Only 33 people or businesses in the U.S. are currently debarred from using H-2A workers — out of several thousand H-2A employers.
—Audrey Dutton, idahostatesman, 1 Nov. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English debarren, from Anglo-French debarrer, from de- + barrer to bar
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of debar was
in the 15th century
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“Debar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debar. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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