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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
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  • The track led the list — which excludes sales and streaming data from America and reflects what the rest of the world is consuming — for 19 frames.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
  • Only four teams — Wolves, Southampton, Manchester United and Ipswich, all in the bottom eight of the table — have a worse record this season excluding penalties.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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  • Other provisions of the letter included that Harvard ban all DEI policies, or at least those that consider gender, race, ability, age, socioeconomic status, sexuality, religion, ethnicity, or nationality.
    Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2025
  • The same month, Idaho banned soda and candy purchases using food stamps.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 4 May 2025
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  • Meanwhile, other laws increasingly seek to safeguard kids' privacy and prevent social media addiction by also requiring age checks.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Health economists have also shared concerns about long-term affordability, even if these drugs prevent diabetes or heart disease.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • Recently, he's been highlighting another aim: lowering, or even eliminating, individual income taxes for most Americans.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 1 May 2025
  • Appropriate regulations that clearly define this distinction will enhance and streamline the ecosystem, helping eliminate fraud and misinformation.
    Abubakar Nur Khalil, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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  • 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
  • Hours after a New Hampshire judge issued a similar order on Thursday, a federal judge in Maryland appointed by Trump issued a broader ruling that prohibits the Department of Education from using federal funding to end DEI initiatives within public schools.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Debar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debar. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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