disqualify

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Recent Examples of disqualify Many believed America’s global dominance disqualified its citizens. Emmett Coyne, The Hill, 23 May 2025 That which would disqualify the show as an educational program under Colorado law. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 May 2025 That would disqualify EVs from companies like General Motors (GM), Tesla (TSLA) and Toyota (TM). Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 21 May 2025 Thus, the short trumps are not disqualifying a positive action, given opener's great controls. Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for disqualify
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Verb
  • The Supreme Court’s 1978 Bakke decision invalidated racial quotas at the University of California, but held that affirmative action was constitutional, and experts have long since acknowledged that racial diversity fosters a wider range of viewpoints.
    Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
  • By invalidating the rule, Republican senators stamped out one of California’s most ambitious environmental policies and, more broadly, challenged the state’s authority to enact vehicle standards to combat its notoriously unhealthy air quality.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
  • The high court decision, though, nullified his conviction and sentence.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
  • When the new administration took office, Trump Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem nullified this extension.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • No one wants the criminal gangs, divorce attorneys or, heaven forbid, the tax man chasing after those Dior diamonds.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
  • The group is demanding Parks and Wildlife revoke all permits issued to Trunks and Humps, notify it that the performances are forbidden and take steps to make sure permits aren’t issued for traveling elephant acts in the future.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 22 May 2025

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