disallow
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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
Barry was offside and the assistant raised his flag to disallow the goal initially, but he was quickly overruled by Oliver.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
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
Referee Chris Kavanagh watched the incident several times on the pitch-side monitor before announcing his decision to disallow the goal to the St James' Park crowd.
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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