disqualifies

present tense third-person singular of disqualify

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  • 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
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  • 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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  • The Antideficiency Act, first passed in 1870, forbids the federal government from spending money not appropriated by Congress, and guides much of what the federal government can and can’t do during a shutdown.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • This system, which also forbids committee members from having a personal stake in any of the companies at issue, appears to be working, as there seem to be no obvious instances of a company buying its way onto the list.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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