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Recent Examples of disqualification
His subsequent disqualification, however, tarnished the Olympic Games’ blue riband event and was one of the biggest news stories in the world in the summer of ’88.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Any violation of these rules may, at Sponsor’s discretion, result in disqualification.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
With less than two minutes to go, Copper was called for her sixth foul and let Gulbeyan know her displeasure, resulting in a technical foul along with her disqualification.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Any violation of these rules may, at Sponsor’s discretion, result in disqualification.
—Vogue, 13 Oct. 2025
With less than two minutes to go, Copper was called for her sixth foul and let Gulbeyan know her displeasure, resulting in a technical foul along with her disqualification.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Failure to provide additional information or consents will be grounds for disqualification, unless prohibited under applicable law.
—Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualification
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As the world becomes ever more complex, apparently the list of individual incapacities has grown.—
Jim Nowlan,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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The executives have chuckled at the team’s seeming complacency and incapacity for change, which culminated in a 43-119 record in 2025, a finish that put the club on par with the 2024 Chicago White Sox and 1962 New York Mets in terms of futility.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Maybe that data suggests incompetency in the sporting director role.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The National Geographic series dives into footage and narratives from officials leading the disaster response at the time, revealing incompetencies and false information from the media that cost locals their lives.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Conventional approaches, such as visual serving and force control, often struggle to achieve reliable performance due to their inability to simultaneously address positional and force-related uncertainties.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The victim told police that Ising had constantly harassed him at work for two years, sitting next to him during meals and joking about his inability to eat many foods because of his medical condition.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Still, at least Geralt has Jaskier, whose incompetence is a regular problem but whose loyalty is unquestionable.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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In Fawlty Towers, Scales played the irascible and long-suffering Sybil Fawlty, who was often angered by the bumbling incompetence of husband and hotel manager Basil, played by Cleese.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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The bulk of Jack’s patents were for medical devices, among them a knife used for hair transplants and a prosthetic device for overcoming male impotence.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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That’s one full game of brilliance, and another full game of impotence.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The list of such ineptitude is long.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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They were ranked 27th in the league in defensive rating coming into the game, a tacitly unacceptable ineptitude for a team with Gobert in the paint.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Would-be autocrats create environments of fear and powerlessness, using intimidation, overwhelming force or political and legal attacks, and other coercive tactics to force acquiescence and chill democratic pushback.—
Shelley Inglis,
The Conversation,
19 Oct. 2025
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This grim reality evokes a sense of sorrow and powerlessness among women in Paina Bujurg.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Disqualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualification. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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