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Recent Examples of debarment
Late last month, HHS referred Harvard for debarment, which would block the institution from receiving any federal funds in the future.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
As a result of investigations, numerous UNRWA personnel affiliated with Hamas have been referred to the State Department for suspension or debarment proceedings.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
As a result of investigations, numerous UNRWA personnel affiliated with Hamas have been referred to the State Department for suspension or debarment proceedings.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debarment
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After being integrated, this system will demonstrate its capabilities in live-fire tests – advancing the Department of War’s effort to evaluate and accelerate new, cost-effective strike capabilities for conventional deterrence.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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This new film reminds us just how fragile the system of deterrence is, dependent on imperfect technology and human judgment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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That nullification earned Goldman a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, his first time in the president’s office.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
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The part that's less straightforward is the nullification of cause and effect.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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In July, the company established a worldwide distribution deal to scale Sanitized AG’s odor neutralization and antimicrobial technologies.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Oct. 2025
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But Ukraine need not destroy every element of the Russian military to achieve strategic neutralization—stripping away the enemy of its ability to achieve its objectives.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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Players can, subject to some prohibitions, gamble on sports other than the NFL.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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An open letter calling for the prohibition of the development of superintelligent AI was announced on Wednesday, with the signatures of more than 700 celebrities, AI scientists, faith leaders, and policymakers.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Debarment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debarment. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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