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Recent Examples of disqualify
To be clear, this does not disqualify the people in the film — real or fictional — from help.
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
If a background check reveals a record, agencies must evaluate rehabilitation factors and may not disqualify applicants based on arrest-only records.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Fox 13 reported that Robinson's attorneys have claimed in their motion to disqualify that the daughter of a deputy county attorney attended the rally when the shooting occurred and have argued that created a conflict of interest.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Even minor defaults can technically disqualify a tenant from exercising an option.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
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Katie Rife, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
If a background check reveals a record, agencies must evaluate rehabilitation factors and may not disqualify applicants based on arrest-only records.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Fox 13 reported that Robinson's attorneys have claimed in their motion to disqualify that the daughter of a deputy county attorney attended the rally when the shooting occurred and have argued that created a conflict of interest.
—Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Even minor defaults can technically disqualify a tenant from exercising an option.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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Ismay’s bill would allow a court to invalidate a petition if its circulators were found to have been paid.—
John Hult,
States Newsroom,
28 Jan. 2026
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Osceola County had sued Orange County to invalidate the measure but lost.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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The sheer human devastation witnessed by the half-dozen people pretending to eat their lunch in here could nullify any legitimate emotional experience within twenty city blocks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Its stock has decreased more than 30% within a period of less than two months on two separate occasions in recent years, erasing billions in market value and nullifying substantial gains in a single correction.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lawyers working on their behalf filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, an ancient judicial principle forbidding the government from holding anyone in custody without providing a legally tenable reason for doing so.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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When these concepts are banned, the result is, in practice, to forbid schools from teaching any honest account of US history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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