as in excluding
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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This, to justify excluding sociology classes as meeting core requirements, now the status quo for all state universities in Florida.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
For the first nine months of the year, sales globally were up 1%, excluding the impact of currency exchange rates.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Universities are under threat of government interference, book banning has reached unprecedented levels, journalists and artists and media outlets and attorneys are being punished, silenced, and doxed, and dissent everywhere is being criminalized.—
Gioia Woods,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
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In June the City Council voted unanimously to make NoDa a congested business district, too, effectively banning street vending without a permit.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investigators are not ruling out sabotage carried out by anarchists, citing similarities to the sabotage that targeted the French network during the 2024 Paris Olympics, when France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple malicious acts including arson.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Once there, Glick quickly gathered information that contradicted claims the authorities had made in ruling out foul play.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Knights took home three points in round two with the Wolverines while also shutting out Chaminade 1-0.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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The incident demonstrates that freezing out a critical voice through administrative pressure constitutes an authoritarian suppression of dissent, with the blocking itself becoming more newsworthy and damaging to the administration than the governor’s original remarks would have been.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota officials said on Thursday that the FBI is taking the lead on the investigation and freezing out state investigators.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The challenge is confirming biological activity while eliminating non-biologic explanations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Spencer Jones was out with a concussion, eliminating the immediacy of Denver’s plan to convert his two-way contract and give him a roster spot.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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The proposal bolsters a 2017 law generally barring cities from passing laws to limit short-term rentals.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit is challenging a requirement that these parents be placed on a state registry, barring them from certain jobs.—
Shoshana Walter,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Counting (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counting%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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