disallow
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The existing players in cybersecurity provide businesses with complex firewalls: software that identifies customers’ internal users of data, and tools that allow or disallow access to information for parties external to the customer.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
Nineteen seconds is a long time to go back to disallow a goal in the Premier League.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
Manchester City's 2-0 win over Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final was overshadowed by a contentious decision to disallow a goal from Antoine Semenyo in the second half.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
It took five minutes and 30 seconds from the moment Semenyo scored what he thought was Manchester City's second goal until referee Kavanagh made the VAR sign to disallow it.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
The motion sought to disallow the testimony of David Strayer, the professor at the University of Utah, who is expert in distracted driving.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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