disqualifies

present tense third-person singular of disqualify

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Verb
  • However, if the Supreme Court invalidates his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, this revenue could drop by over 50%.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Wyoming House Bill 116, signed on February 28, 2025, similarly invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses held by undocumented immigrants.
    Billal Rahman Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The move nullifies an extension quietly authorized by Biden before leaving office, which had granted Harris an additional year of protection beyond the standard six-month post-tenure period.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • But communal norms have no room for the unique nature of their relationship; having learned of the friendship, Kammo’s aunt forbids the girl from associating with the Muslim Hamida, and this rupture reignites Hamida’s previous trauma of repudiation.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Revenue sharing also reflects use of athletes’ right of publicity, which varies by state but generally forbids the commercial use of another person’s identity without their consent.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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