"DIS" IS HOW YOU SAY IT
Expelled from the legal profession, like Jeff Winger before he began teaching community college
disbarred
The lowest point in Louisiana can be found in this city – 8 feet below sea level.
New Orleans
The giant swallowtail one can have a wingspan of up to 5 inches
a butterfly
The New York Times' 1966 obituary headline for this man read, in part, "Founded an empire on a mouse"
Walt Disney
state in area: Maine, Louisiana, or Michigan?
Michigan is the largest.
(followed by Louisiana, then Main)2
You're in "dis" state of fear & faintheartedness, also da month when da horses will run da Kentucky Derby
dismay
Kids in France learn that Brussels is the capital of Belgique, which we know as this.
Belgium
It once meant to brighten; now it means to make something easier to understand
to clarify
Rest easy & well, comedic genius Larry Fine of this movie series trio; no one can hurt you in wildly funny ways anymore
The Three Stooges
… structure by height: the Washington Monument, Eiffel Tower, or Statue of Liberty?
The Eiffel Tower (984 feet).
Aha! Eureka! Seville's 1992 World's Fair had the theme "The Age of" this
Discovery
Which two continents are located entirely north of the equator?
North America and Europe
Also 4 letters for to flay or to beat
to whip
This Rat Packer's inscription says "The Entertainer"; his father's says "Daddy Sam"
Sammy Davis Jr.
… US island by area: Long Island, Puerto Rico, or Hawaii (the main island)?
Hawaii, (4,000 square miles)
With better drug testing, the women's winning throw in this event at 2004's Summer Olympics was 30' shorter than the 1988 world record
discus
Buffalo and Cleveland are both major ports on this Great Lake.
Erie
This machine equipped with a suction or scooping device is used to deepen harbors & waterways
a dredge
In 2009 Elizabeth Taylor (now also on-site), Lisa Marie Presley & Quincy Jones attended his Forest Lawn funeral
Michael Jackson
… number of native-language-speakers: Spanish, English, or French?
Spanish
On Wikipedia, it's differentiating same-named entries, like Anne Hathaway, actress & Anne Hathaway, Mrs. Shakespeare
disambiguation
Spitzbergen is an island in this Scandinavian country.
Norway
To become pale or white with fear
blanch
"Frankly, my dear", his fifth wife arranged for him to be interred next to his third wife Carole Lombard
Clark Gable
… animal by weight (of an average adult male): great white shark, tiger, or polar bear?
The great white shark