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Recent Examples of debar The other Colorado employers who have been debarred from the program include: Harold B. Blach, a now-deceased rancher from Yuma; the LOV Ranch in Rifle; and Myers Ranch, 3 Mil Iron Ranch and 20 Mile Sheep, all in Craig. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debar
Verb
  • Many exhibitors said Trump’s reciprocal tariff spree and subsequent 90 day pause on duty hikes, excluding China which soared to 125 percent on April 12, have put clients in a holding pattern.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Her campaign said the amount is a fundraising record, excluding self-funding, for any GOP gubernatorial candidate in Virginia.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Several food dyes found in candies, soft drinks and snack foods will be banned.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Red 3 was banned from cosmetics more than three decades before it was stripped from food and medicine.
    Matthew Perrone, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Magnesium blocks these receptors, which can help relieve or prevent pain.6 Magnesium Deficiencies and Pain Low magnesium levels can lead to muscle cramps and pain.
    Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The late-night host played a series of clips of Trump touting his skills as president, from announcing the Gulf of America to stopping money being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas and preventing transgender mice to winning golf tournaments.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Recently, he's been highlighting another aim: lowering, or even eliminating, individual income taxes for most Americans.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 1 May 2025
  • The White House said Monday that since Trump took office, HHS has eliminated 215 grants totaling $477 million for research or education on gender-affirming treatment.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Under the terms of the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), all nuclear explosions are prohibited whether for military or peaceful purposes.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Though the agency is prohibited from censorship or infringing the First Amendment rights of media, broadcasters cannot intentionally distort the news.
    Dawn Chmielewski, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Debar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debar. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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