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Recent Examples of disqualify
What voters said about Patriot Mobile For Buddy Luce, a former Southlake Carroll school board president, Wambsganss’ Patriot Mobile ties were enough to disqualify her from getting his vote.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Defense attorneys are seeking to disqualify local prosecutors because the adult daughter of Chad Grunander, a deputy county attorney helping prosecute the case, attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
—Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Defense attorneys are seeking to disqualify local prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Defense attorneys are seeking to disqualify local prosecutors because the adult daughter of Chad Grunander, a deputy county attorney helping prosecute the case, attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2026
Defense attorneys are seeking to disqualify local prosecutors because the adult daughter of Chad Grunander, a deputy county attorney helping prosecute the case, attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
—Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
Defense attorneys are seeking to disqualify local prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
—Matthew Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Defense attorneys are seeking to disqualify local prosecutors because the adult daughter of Chad Grunander, a deputy county attorney helping prosecute the case, attended the rally where Kirk was shot.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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The Department of Justice filed suit over those policies in a New Jersey federal court on Monday, asking a judge to invalidate the executive order and issue an injunction to prohibit the state from enforcing it.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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With immense uncertainty over whether tens of billions in refunds will be due to companies who’ve been paying the tariffs the Supreme Court just invalidated, a legal cloud over this new tariff gambit will do nothing to induce more businesses to invest with confidence in growth.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The goal of the bill is not to nullify Newsom’s order, Toppin said.—
Yue Stella Yu
Feb. 22,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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This time, the quarrel between state and Hamilton County leaders is about language, slipped into a lengthy bill, that would nullify rental cap ordinances.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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Although sumo tournaments were permitted, teaching the sport in schools was forbidden, and occupation troops repurposed the Kokugikan as a skating rink.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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For parents hoping to quell their kids’ social media use, Haidt would avoid giving them smartphones before high school and forbid social media use before the age of 16.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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