debarment

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The Met said it was made aware on 26 February via media reports that the government would start "debarment investigations under the Procurement Act 2023, into seven companies linked to Grenfell Tower".

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

I won’t belabor the biographical details except to note that from his debarment in 1989 till his death in 2024, Rose tirelessly lobbied for reinstatement, and each time, the commissioner refused.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

“If debarment proceedings are initiated, the Providence Foundation of San Francisco is confident that it will successfully prove that it never engaged in any willful misconduct as to any City grant or contract.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024

At least some of that funding would be in jeopardy if NIH and its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, find grounds for debarment.

From Science Magazine • May 1, 2024

It is used freely on the sporting page, but is barred from other columns, its debarment being due to its lack of elegance and clearness.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)