as in incapacity
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Recent Examples of disqualification
As such, the organization is pushing for a ban of one or two years — though not a disqualification of any results, beyond Indian Wells as per the original verdict.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Blagojevich had previously tried to open the door to a return to office, acting on his own behalf in asking the federal courts to overturn the disqualification as an unconstitutional civil rights violation that denied voters an opportunity to vote for him.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Logano received some good fortunate last season when Alex Bowman’s disqualification for his car being underweight put Logano back into the round of eight after he’d been eliminated.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
By the late 1980s, courts had generally determined that medical disqualifications of trans service members were not reviewable.
—Natalie Shibley / Made By History, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Blagojevich had previously tried to open the door to a return to office, acting on his own behalf in asking the federal courts to overturn the disqualification as an unconstitutional civil rights violation that denied voters an opportunity to vote for him.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Logano received some good fortunate last season when Alex Bowman’s disqualification for his car being underweight put Logano back into the round of eight after he’d been eliminated.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
By the late 1980s, courts had generally determined that medical disqualifications of trans service members were not reviewable.
—Natalie Shibley / Made By History, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualification
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That autumn, the Kremlin, seemingly in agreement with the war correspondents about the incapacity of Russia’s military leadership, intervened in the military command structure and launched a round of mobilization that sent hundreds of thousands of new soldiers to the frontlines.—
Julian G. Waller,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2024
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Some readily agree and allow more flexibility for determining incapacity.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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When pressed on such timelines during a Senate hearing in December 2024, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reiterated the issue isn’t a matter of corruption or incompetency, but federal support.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2025
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It's been a revolving door of incompetency under center for the Browns this year.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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This creates unnecessary risks for businesses, as an inability to verify VAT-IDs promptly may lead to incorrect tax reporting and potential penalties.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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That meant a cocktail of damaging offensive droughts, an inability to control ball-handlers off the dribble, an inability to stop sustained runs, too many offensive rebounds and put-backs by the opponent, mindless turnovers and second half collapses.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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In short, Trump-Musk incompetence and recklessness may — just may — discredit the vandals in Washington and rein them in.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
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This assumption of incompetence really weathers us.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The response is similar concerning United’s impotence in front of goal.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The local government’s impotence reflects a broader dynamic in Iraq: Baghdad’s reliance on Shiite militias has allowed those groups to gain undue power.—
Vera Mironova,
Foreign Affairs,
3 Nov. 2016
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But while SpaceX remains critical to NASA (thanks in part to Boeing’s ineptitude at developing crewed spacecraft and Blue Origin’s slow start), Tesla no longer has a lane to itself in the electric-vehicle market.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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In January 2024, a third-party probe into Cruise revealed that culture issues, ineptitude and poor leadership were at the center of regulatory oversights and cover-up concerns that had plagued the company.—
Michael Wayland,Hayden Field,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Disqualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualification. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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