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Recent Examples of debar The city announced in a news release that CJR Construction Group of Raytown has been debarred for two years, meaning the company cannot receive city contracts during that time. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025 Courts have rejected that theory in cases defunding and debarring ACORN and a Russian cybersecurity firm from federal work. The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025 But Bair Ranch was never debarred from the program. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debar
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  • ByteDance would be represented by one person on the board, but they would be excluded from any security matters or related committees.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Lakeside Memorial Park in downtown Forest Lake is excluded from the distance requirements due to the close proximity of downtown to the park, Chaika said.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Wisconsin is one of only a few states in the country that do not ban the private ownership of wild or exotic animals, Gengler said.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In the waters from Oregon to the Sonoma/Mendocino line, state health officials determined that high levels of a toxin called domoic acid would pose a public health risk, hence the order banning recreational crabbing until further notice.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Department of Transportation, daylight saving time saves energy, prevents traffic injuries and reduces crime.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What was meant to prevent violence ended up turning an ordinary moment into a frightening encounter with armed officers.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This includes thinking vertically and adding hooks to dangle gear on wall space or finding ways to pop in clever items, like storage benches, that double as organizational features and help eliminate dust buildup.
    Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ursillo and other opponents who spoke during the public hearing had urged the Zoning Commission to delay a vote to allow time to consider potential changes, such as eliminating special exceptions and keeping lower height limits intact around the Boston Common.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The department also noted that the use of unmanned aircraft, or drones, is prohibited in Yosemite without a special permit.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Missouri was one of the last states to legalize sports gambling — of Missouri’s neighbors, only Oklahoma still prohibits the practice.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Debar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debar. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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