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Unauthorized distributions can disqualify a plan, causing severe financial consequences, including immediate income taxes and any applicable penalties for employees on their vested balances.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Yet, under current regulations, such tattoos could disqualify recruits and subject active-duty personnel to discipline.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Ricardo Fort, a sports marketing expert who previously led global sponsorship teams at Visa and Coca-Cola, said he doesn’t agree that a company’s industry should disqualify it from sponsorship deals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

He struggled with symptoms of depression, but concealed his condition out of fear that it would disqualify him from directing traffic, said Davy, who recounted her and Joshua’s story in interviews over several months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Shimmering blue eyes, and hair just dark enough to disqualify as blonde.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

It’s a devastating penalty, reserved for the most egregious conduct, and it disqualifies them from their next match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Nothing you do or say, no matter how bizarre, illegal, grotesque or insufferably stupid as it may be disqualifies you.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024

His nose is so gargantuan that he feels it disqualifies him from love.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2024

The justices were asked to decide whether just one type of criminal history disqualifies a person from a lighter sentence, or whether all three must be present for a disqualification.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024

The scorekeeper maintains a stern face, disqualifies the shooter.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli

Goulty has been disqualified from driving for five years and must take an extended retest, while Mohammad was disqualified for two years but will not need to take an extended retest.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

"Unless they die or are expelled, they must become disqualified if they wish to retire before the end of a Parliament," according to the UK Parliament website.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

According to the internal affairs report, Flores claimed that at least one colleague, Shirley Burgos, had inappropriately disqualified candidates based on their appearance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

District Judge J. Michael Seabright disqualified Essayli as acting U.S. attorney last October, finding he was “not lawfully serving” in the top role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Little Willy had asked Mayor Smiley if he was permitted to go across the lake, not wanting to be disqualified.

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner

Assembly Bill 713 would have barred the University of California, California State University and state community colleges from disqualifying students from campus employment because they could not show federal work authorization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

He'd always wanted to join the military like his grandfather and older brothers but unfortunately has a disqualifying heart condition.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

It too is discretionary, but is designed to provide for a beneficiary with a disability without disqualifying them from government benefits such as Medicaid or Social Security Disability Insurance.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

The Epstein files revealed a network that was hidden, vast and tied to clearly disqualifying conduct.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

“There was nothing on the audition flyer about the talent show disqualifying certain types of acts, right?”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez