as in excluded
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight
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The only unions excluded from the new law are the ones representing police and firefighters – the very unions that supported DeSantis and other Republicans.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026 -
An additional $311,445 in Library Trust Funds will be used for items excluded from the grant such as furniture, fixtures and equipment.—
Stacy Brandt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Seventh graders and older will also be banned, but parents can sign paperwork to allow their kids to use e-bikes.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Americans are sick of today's tipping culture — to the point where 83% say automatic service charges should be banned, according to new research.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Trump eliminated that exemption last year, originally grounding the executive order in the same IEEPA authority the court just struck down.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Cabrera, acquired in a January trade with the Miami Marlins, gets a chance to continue honing his relationship with Miguel Amaya, who returned to camp Thursday after Team Panama was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Early 20th-century deed covenants explicitly barred Black, Chinese, or Japanese residents from buying or renting homes in the neighborhood.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Department of Law representative said ICE can't be barred from places like a park.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Magoon Gwath, last year’s freshman and defensive player of the year, was shut out.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with images taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out photographers from two subsequent news conferences.—
Scott Nover,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Herro had played in nine straight games and was just named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week on Monday before being ruled out for Tuesday’s game because of left quad soreness.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Separately, a top Iranian official ruled out diplomacy for now, saying in a CNN interview that Tehran will continue attacking Gulf countries and that the war would only end through economic pain.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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In 2024, the Legislature also approved a bill that prohibited those under 18 from accessing health care services in most cases without parental consent.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2026
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The outlet previously reported that Ortiz lost custody of her child in 2024, at which point she was also prohibited from making any contact whatsoever.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Whether Musero can cite examples of work he was denied, prevented from going for or more in damages at said trial is a whole other matter.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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On top of the internet, the 2010s had a city ordinance that prevented newsstands from selling food and drinks, which Da Costa notes was an important source of side income for many.—
Jason LeCras,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Counted (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counted%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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