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Recent Examples of disbar
Knowing he’d be disbarred after the discipline process played out, Pillon tendered a disbarment on consent application, which was accepted in 2009.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Prosecutor disbarred at midpoint of trial On the third day of the trial, Blok said, the Idaho Supreme Court disbarred Oleson for unrelated professional misconduct violations.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the Conviction Review Unit report, in the years following the trial, one of the lawyers was disbarred, a second had his law license suspended for unethical behavior and a third, who dropped out of the case just before trial, was convicted of swindling a client.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 29 Mar. 2025
According to the Duke Chronicle, Nifong was later disbarred for perjury and violating professional conduct.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Prosecutor disbarred at midpoint of trial On the third day of the trial, Blok said, the Idaho Supreme Court disbarred Oleson for unrelated professional misconduct violations.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2025
According to the Conviction Review Unit report, in the years following the trial, one of the lawyers was disbarred, a second had his law license suspended for unethical behavior and a third, who dropped out of the case just before trial, was convicted of swindling a client.
—Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 29 Mar. 2025
According to the Duke Chronicle, Nifong was later disbarred for perjury and violating professional conduct.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbar
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As the protest officially ended, the demonstrators threw eggs, plastic bottles and other objects at riot police who were preventing the crowd from approaching a downtown park.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2025
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The $1 smoothies are limited to one per person and can’t be combined with other offers, the juice bar said. Drive-thru and kiosk locations are excluded.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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And a ProPublica analysis identified more than 600 complaints in the FDA’s files about exempted drugs at three of those factories alone, each flagging concerns in the months or years after they were excluded from import bans in 2022 and 2023.—
Debbie Cenziper,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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While global finance institutions and investors have long been interested in diversifying to China, Beijing’s strict controls on capital outflows and relatively opaque system have discouraged large-scale buying of mainland China assets.—
Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Meanwhile, rent control and other well-meaning interventions often backfire by discouraging investment and reducing housing availability in the long run.—
Alexander Frei,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2025
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This month she was indicted on three counts of assaulting, resisting, impeding and interfering with federal officials.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
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The indictment, announced earlier this month, accuses McIver of three counts: two felonies for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers—each carrying up to eight years in prison—and a misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of one year.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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However, rather than hindering its movement, this feature is actually an adaptation that enhances its ability to survive in a diverse range of North American habitats.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 June 2025
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And continuing to avoid important financial conversations when a child returns home as an adult can further hinder a boomerang child's ability to navigate future financial decisions, Gonzalez says.—
Natalie Wu,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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Curaçao, ranked 90th by FIFA, had two goals disallowed beforehand.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Lawmakers should pass legislation that was first proposed in 2015 to disallow any DTC marketing dollars to be used as tax deductions.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
21 June 2025
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2025
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Kastner, meanwhile, was charged with battery and obstructing an officer without violence.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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But the company denies claims that its equipment sparked the 2019 fire, which tore through Sylmar, Porter Ranch and Granada Hills — all suburbs of Los Angeles — burning 8,799 acres.—
Melody Petersen,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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To many in the transgender community, the policy also felt like another attack by the current administration to erase them from public spaces and deny their existence.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbar. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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