disallowed

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It was England who misinterpreted an on-field offside decision, causing a goal for Liverpool's Luis Diaz to be wrongly disallowed at Tottenham.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Arteta called the disallowed goal one of the "most chaotic circumstances", with both teams "playing for their lives".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

A failed merger with Frontier, and a disallowed buyout from JetBlue, distracted from operations.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He noted their initial motion to dismiss argued Ohta had disallowed critical evidence in the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I was disallowed the use of the house’s library, for fear that liberty amongst the volumes there would allow me to study and so unfairly prejudice the results of the experiment.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson