disqualification

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Trainer Brad Cox is horse racing’s leading trainer, but his only victory in the Run for the Roses came out of a disqualification.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Anyone who says “California Girls” or “California Gurls” deserves disqualification, even if both songs rock.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The logical structure is identical, and the disqualification is the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Heraskevych appealed his disqualification to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled against him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

In those few European countries that permit limited postprison disqualification, the sanction is very narrowly tailored and the number of people disenfranchised is probably in the dozens or hundreds.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander