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Recent Examples of disbar
Hunter Biden was on Monday disbarred in Connecticut after facing complaints about his convictions on gun and tax charges, over which his father, former President Biden, later pardoned him.
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The Hill Staff, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb, has called for U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan to be disbarred over the Justice Department's handling of former FBI Director James Comey's indictment.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
Cohn died a disgrace, disbarred by the New York State Bar for unethical conduct after attempting to defraud a dying client by forcing him to sign a will amendment leaving Cohn his fortune.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Now left-wing radicals on the D.C. Bar are disbarring him.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
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The Hill Staff, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb, has called for U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan to be disbarred over the Justice Department's handling of former FBI Director James Comey's indictment.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025
Cohn died a disgrace, disbarred by the New York State Bar for unethical conduct after attempting to defraud a dying client by forcing him to sign a will amendment leaving Cohn his fortune.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
Now left-wing radicals on the D.C. Bar are disbarring him.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbar
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Salam said after an emergency Cabinet meeting in early March that only the state should decide on matters of war and peace and called on security agencies to prevent the firing of missiles or drones from Lebanon and detain those behind the launch.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Social Security payment amounts are set to shrink unless Congress takes action to prevent it.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Senate came to a deal on Friday morning to fund DHS, excluding appropriations for immigration enforcement, but the House Republicans rejected it.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Overall, the district would have spent more than $3 million of taxpayer money on all of the Education Accelerated contracts — excluding travel expenses — if they had not been terminated last month, documents show.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Taken together, Murkowski said such efforts could discourage people from voting.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Krystn Maher chuckles, not wanting to discourage them.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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By contrast, laws that appear designed to impede on a religion have been struck down.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Milwaukee Police Department policy states documentation must be done with reasonable distance from police, must not obstruct enforcement or impede other emergency services’ movement.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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In a particularly craven twist, this letter enlisted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Protection Clause to halt or hinder affinity programming in schools.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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State investigators say federal authorities have blocked them from accessing evidence, hindering a possible use-of-force investigation.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Lloris nearly surrendered his first goal of the season in the 63rd minute, but a Myrto Uzuni netter off a corner kick by Facundo Torres was disallowed after Ilie Sánchez was charged with a foul following a video review — and that led to a yellow card on Uzuni.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The value of your deduction will be reduced above those thresholds, but it will be disallowed if your MAGI exceeded $175,000 ($250,000 if married).—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill creating more legal punishments for protesters and others who obstruct the state's streets and highways.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Critics argue these robots obstruct pedestrians and compete with human delivery workers.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Sorokin was locked in from the drop of the puck, denying Colin Blackwell on a shorthanded breakaway 10 minutes in and making a handful of other 10-bell saves on quality scoring chances in the first period alone.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Omar, 38, eventually married Hirsi legally in a 2018 ceremony before the two divorced after it was alleged that Omar was having an affair with her chief fundraiser Tim Mynett, who denied the claim.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbar. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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