to the exclusion of
idiom
: in a way that excluded (someone or something)
He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of his own family.
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Does the worker normally work full-time for the employer to the exclusion of other work?
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Yet by focusing on regime change in these countries to the exclusion of other issues—including climate, trade, and the problems posed by right-wing autocrats in Honduras and Guatemala—the United States risks losing allies across the hemisphere.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2019
But too often, SaaS companies focus on what their product can do—to the exclusion of what end users need and understand—leaving customers frustrated or overwhelmed.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
But maternal health - and social - systems have typically focused on and welcomed only the birthing person, to the exclusion of fathers and the detriment of both partners.
—Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Yet by focusing on regime change in these countries to the exclusion of other issues—including climate, trade, and the problems posed by right-wing autocrats in Honduras and Guatemala—the United States risks losing allies across the hemisphere.
—Christopher Sabatini, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2019
But too often, SaaS companies focus on what their product can do—to the exclusion of what end users need and understand—leaving customers frustrated or overwhelmed.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
But maternal health - and social - systems have typically focused on and welcomed only the birthing person, to the exclusion of fathers and the detriment of both partners.
—Eva Epker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“To the exclusion of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20exclusion%20of. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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