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Adjective
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People in the country illegally are largely ineligible for federal public benefits such as food stamps, student loans and financial aid for higher education.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025 -
However, undocumented workers—who collectively paid US$96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022—are ineligible for this tax deduction.—
Danielle Nierenberg,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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But in a surprising decision in 2023, the high court declined an invitation to reshape Section 2 of the landmark voting law and invalidated Alabama's congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers after the 2020 Census.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Silencing the opposition A day earlier, Istanbul University invalidated Imamoglu's diploma, effectively disqualifying him from running in the next presidential race — a university degree is a requisite for running in elections under Turkish law.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And he’s become a beloved visitor to almost every continent, even though unable to return to his homeland.—
Pico Iyer,
Time,
5 July 2025
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If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2025
Verb
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Brock Schott, the other freshman tight end, caught a touchdown that was nullified by a holding penalty.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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As a result, Highland Park’s first state championship in program history has been nullified and Liberty Hill has been awarded the Class 5A Division II soccer state championship.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For the eight minutes the Mets batted in the bottom of the eighth, Garrett was a shark incapable of pausing even for a second.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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There have been countless occasions when he was asked to get another batter, another few outs, when his weary body was simply incapable of doing so.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Newcastle was eight games into the 2020-21 season with no wins to its name, its squad unfit and directionless.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But the dreamscape is an airless place, unfit for permanent residence.—
Book Marks
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Some seemed to be downright incompetent, Marquez told the jury.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The defense has argued that others possibly killed O’Keefe inside that home and that the police were either too incompetent or corrupt to investigate that angle.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
23 June 2025
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“Disqualified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualified. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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