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Recent Examples of disqualify
The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements, and the Station will also delete any entry received from persons under the age of 21.
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Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
At a recent recall petition drive, Christa Putnam, 53, a county resident and day care cook, spent the afternoon vigilant for any misprints that could disqualify or challenge a signature.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Emails obtained through public records requests showed that prior to the explosion, Cal Fire fireworks regulators had questioned whether Devastating Pyrotechnics owner Kenneth Chee’s past felony record for a firearms assault should disqualify him from holding a state fireworks license.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The March 23 motion to disqualify will be taken up first.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
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Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
At a recent recall petition drive, Christa Putnam, 53, a county resident and day care cook, spent the afternoon vigilant for any misprints that could disqualify or challenge a signature.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Emails obtained through public records requests showed that prior to the explosion, Cal Fire fireworks regulators had questioned whether Devastating Pyrotechnics owner Kenneth Chee’s past felony record for a firearms assault should disqualify him from holding a state fireworks license.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
The March 23 motion to disqualify will be taken up first.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualify
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It will be used to invalidate our state laws and perpetuate a system of animal cruelty that predominantly serves the interests of factory farms.—
John Cleveland,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Nearly 30 states have passed laws allowing hospitals to invalidate a pregnant patient’s advance directives.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Leafs also had two go-ahead goals disallowed, an own-goal off Joel Edmundson that was nullified for an offside entry and a strike from Robertson because Toronto had too many men on the ice.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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In 1992 a Nigerian bishop ordained three women as deacons, but the primate soon nullified those ordinations.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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The International Commerce Center, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), was also supposed to rise even taller than its 1,588 feet, but laws forbade it from exceeding the height of the surrounding mountains.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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Both city and county councils have passed resolutions forbidding it.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Disqualify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualify. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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