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Recent Examples of disbar
Others in the room include Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former lawyer who was disbarred for repeatedly making false claims about the 2020 election, and Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
He was disbarred in New York in July and in Washington, D.C., in September.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York and Washington for pursuing Mr. Trump’s claims about the 2020 election.
—Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
Or, would legal warrior Cohn sit in the lawyer section, which might be broken down into the disbarred (Paul Manafort, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, et al), and the in good standing?
—Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
He was disbarred in New York in July and in Washington, D.C., in September.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York and Washington for pursuing Mr. Trump’s claims about the 2020 election.
—Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
Or, would legal warrior Cohn sit in the lawyer section, which might be broken down into the disbarred (Paul Manafort, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, et al), and the in good standing?
—Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbar
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Oregano oil brings a dose of antioxidants, ginger root extract helps strengthen strands and prevent breakage, and goji berry extract keeps your scalp balanced and oil production in check.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Studies have shown that magnesium supplements, such as magnesium citrate, can help prevent bone loss.8 Risks and Side Effects Too much magnesium may cause diarrhea, dehydration, and an upset stomach.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Health,
17 Feb. 2025
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Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2%, beating economists’ expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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Understandably, nominees bristled at the decision to exclude their work in live form.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Employers can discourage communications outside of business hours, limit after-hours events, and support employees’ ability to disconnect during time off.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hiking is discouraged through Monday with more snow falling in the Snoqualmie Pass and other lower passes.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Without such reform, unmanageable debt will continue to impede these countries from investing in domestic green industrial strategies or in other measures to prevent and respond to climate, health, and other emergencies.—
Mariana Mazzucato,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, any individual who impedes law enforcement operations, potentially threatening the safety of law enforcement agents and subjects of their investigations, is subject to investigation and potential prosecution by the Department of Justice.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Automated feedback tools can further enhance engagement by providing instant responses to students, eliminating delays that traditionally hinder progress.—
Balaji Soundararajan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin deliberately hindered international rescue efforts after the Kursk submarine sank in 2000 in order to protect his country's nuclear secrets, Bill Clinton has alleged.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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After that case, several consumer DNA websites changed their terms of service to disallow law enforcement from accessing data, or to allow its users to opt out of law enforcement activity, according to genetic genealogist Leah Larkin, who testified in the hearing last month.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Also disallowed was the university’s internal investigation, which was conducted by the athletics integrity officer at the time, Robert A. Boland, in collaboration with the university’s general counsel.—
Billy Witz,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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The leader of a political region within the broader nation, Dodik was at the time under U.S. sanctions by the Trump administration for actively obstructing American efforts to prevent more bloodshed.—
Brett Murphy,
ProPublica,
16 Feb. 2025
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For instance, President Donald Trump and the GOP have threatened to block disaster relief for Californian wildfires, to obstruct the return of federal relief for state and local tax payments, and to roll back the massive industrial investments from Biden-era legislation.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Many criticized his decision as a capitulation to Donald Trump, though Bezos denied those claims.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbar. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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