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disallow

[dis-uh-lou] / ˌdɪs əˈlaʊ /


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The VAR intervention to disallow Germany's goal may have seemed soft to anyone who watches Premier League football.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Some, including Robinhood and SoFi, say they will disallow or limit allocations for people who have participated in IPOs in the past and have “flipped” shares, selling them within 30 days of the offering.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

They were only rescued by an agonizing video review that took over 4 minutes to disallow the goal.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

"The referee has to take a breath. She's very quick to blow her whistle and disallow the goal straight away," added White.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

The auctioneer gave her a sour look but did not disallow the bid.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

But his claim was rejected by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals under a 1994 precedent that disallows using such lawsuits to collaterally attack criminal convictions.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

It is not uncommon for inductees to be added to the hall of fame posthumously, but the association’s rule specifically disallows artists to be elected in the year of their death.

From New York Times Mar. 18, 2024

He noted the "collateral estoppel" doctrine in the case that disallows Trump and Habba from attempting to "relitigate the first trial."

From Salon Jan. 18, 2024

It neither mandates nor disallows any actions by companies or individuals.

From Washington Times Oct. 6, 2023

Reason is written on her brow; she appeals to the universal gift, and denies the authoritative dictations of fallible genius, as much as a moral equality disallows the divine right of kings.

From The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

Over the first 10 rounds of the season, Samuelsson said, officials have reported five situations where a goal was wrongfully disallowed or should not have stood.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Four years ago in Qatar, only one goal was disallowed after 70 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

They also claim Argentina's winner should have been disallowed, and a penalty awarded to them instead.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

In the second half, Mostafa Zico made it 2-0 to Egypt, moments after the Pharaohs had a goal disallowed by instant replay for a foul that occurred at the other end of the pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

F to B was considered so unpleasant that it was given the names ‘the devil in music’ and the ‘wolf tone’, and disallowed from the list of perfect fourths.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Haaland’s push on England’s Elliott Anderson led to video replay disallowing a go-ahead strike, which briefly appeared to have given Norway a second-half lead.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

I don't bother cheering goals any more as the officials are far more interested in finding ways of disallowing goals than the entertainment of the match-going fan.

From BBC Feb. 15, 2026

Instead of disallowing conversations about “imminent real-world harm” and self-harm, it placed them in a category in which the model was instructed to simply “take extra care” with users.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

“To me, that basically speaks in favor of allowing, rather than disallowing, the questions, answers, expert testimony, et cetera,” he said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2024

Another February 8 motion was aimed at disallowing the prosecution from using anything in the trial that Reggie had said to Rindlisbacher at the scene of the accident, and en route to the hospital.

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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