as in incapacity
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Recent Examples of disqualification
Although existing loans should not be affected, future disqualifications or delays are expected.
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Brock Blake, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Rich Strike and Mystik Dan are the only horses to win at odds of greater than 15-1, apart from races where there were disqualifications.
—Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Her disqualification, just two years before the 2027 French presidential election, is not a triumph of the rule of law.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Baffert, who will return to the Kentucky Derby with at least one horse after Churchill Downs lifted what became a three-year ban stemming from Medina Spirit’s 2021 disqualification for a medication violation, can use the Santa Anita Derby as a warmup for Citizen Bull.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
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Brock Blake, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Rich Strike and Mystik Dan are the only horses to win at odds of greater than 15-1, apart from races where there were disqualifications.
—Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Her disqualification, just two years before the 2027 French presidential election, is not a triumph of the rule of law.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Baffert, who will return to the Kentucky Derby with at least one horse after Churchill Downs lifted what became a three-year ban stemming from Medina Spirit’s 2021 disqualification for a medication violation, can use the Santa Anita Derby as a warmup for Citizen Bull.
—Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disqualification
Noun
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
2 June 2025
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Evidence of aging is not evidence of mental incapacity.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Outside of your job, take time to strengthen your incompetency by undergoing extra training and courses, and attending events if necessary.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
5 May 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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Plenty of art is a metaphor for our inability to connect with one another.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Their bites attack the nervous system, possibly leading to seizures, the inability to walk or the inability to breathe due to respiratory paralysis or extreme swelling in the throat, Willey warned.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Its canny use of Sérgio’s awkwardness and incompetence to comedic effect also feels like if Alex Ross Perry brought his sense of humor to bear on socio-conscious drama.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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Read’s lawyers say she was framed for O'Keefe's murder and, in opening statements, said the investigation was riddled with error, bias, incompetence and deceit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Immediate and permanent effects from treatment often include impotence and incontinence.—
Gina Kolata,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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That includes impotence, incontinence and life-threatening infections.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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The offensive ineptitude spoiled a night in which every Angels pitcher who took the mound acquitted himself well.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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The White Sox are no longer the face of baseball ineptitude, thanks to the high-altitude, low-aptitude Rockies.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Disqualification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disqualification. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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