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The touchdown was disallowed because of a penalty.
disallowing the philosophical concept of free will
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Digital Forensics Digital forensics lags in the adoption of AI due to strict requirements that disallow the use of the internet on investigators’ computers.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
After his Fenerbahçe side had a goal disallowed for offside against Antalyaspor, the ‘Special One’ placed his laptop in front of a TV camera, apparently to demonstrate that Edin Dzeko’s strike had been wrongly ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR).
—George Ramsay, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
His father challenges all three kids to slit the throat of a sheep, and when his elder brother blubs and refuses, and his scowling sister is disallowed on account of being a girl, Matteo steps up.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
The brothers’ first trial ended in a hung jury, and prosecutors secured a conviction in the second after much of the evidence of abuse was disallowed from the trial.
—Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding, and Christopher Weber, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
After his Fenerbahçe side had a goal disallowed for offside against Antalyaspor, the ‘Special One’ placed his laptop in front of a TV camera, apparently to demonstrate that Edin Dzeko’s strike had been wrongly ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR).
—George Ramsay, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
His father challenges all three kids to slit the throat of a sheep, and when his elder brother blubs and refuses, and his scowling sister is disallowed on account of being a girl, Matteo steps up.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
The brothers’ first trial ended in a hung jury, and prosecutors secured a conviction in the second after much of the evidence of abuse was disallowed from the trial.
—Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding, and Christopher Weber, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Disallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disallow. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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disallow
transitive verb
dis·al·low
ˌdi-sə-ˈlau̇ 
1
: to deny the truth, force, or validity of
disallowed the deduction
disallow a bankruptcy claim
2
: to refuse to allow
disallow payment of benefits
disallowance
noun
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